Debate contribution: Single Electricity Market
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 19 May 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Single Electricity Market
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5549500
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The current trading arrangements in respect of our energy markets are a direct result of Brexit, which removed Britain from the EU's internal electricity market and introduced less efficient trading processes between Britain and EU-aligned markets, including the single electricity market. I support efforts to improve electricity trading arrangements in the interests of consumers. More efficient arrangements would be consistent with how such markets were originally designed to operate, so I welcome the ongoing UK-EU discussions on a potential electricity agreement to improve cross-border trading arrangements. As the Member will know, any change will require agreement between the British Government and the EU; it is not directly in the control of my Department. However, we are engaging constructively with the British Government to ensure that our interests are fully reflected in those discussions.
133 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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