Debate contribution: Energy Strategy
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 16 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Energy Strategy
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5623977
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I thank the Member for her question. On 26 March, the Executive agreed the renewable electricity price guarantee scheme policy intent and that work would progress on the primary Bill required to implement the scheme. Officials have now concluded the work with the Office of the Legislative Counsel (OLC). The draft primary Bill is complete, and the newly titled renewable electricity generation Bill was sent to the Executive for consideration at the last Executive meeting. Subject to Executive approval, the Bill will be introduced to the Assembly, and, once the primary Bill is in place, we will bring forward the subordinate regulations to set out the operational arrangements. Members will have heard me say at different times that our statutory targets are ambitious and that we need to have the schemes in place to help us to meet those targets. The REPG scheme in particular is key to the delivery of 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and, of course, our net zero target.
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