Priti has been campaigning against the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead power lines in East Anglia and calling for the development of an offshore grid as an alternative.
Witham MP Priti Patel yesterday challenged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Labour Energy Minister Michael Shanks over their plans to bulldoze our countryside to make way for over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines across the East of England, including through the Witham constituency.
Witham MP Priti Patel has slammed arrogant Labour Ministers for refusing to engage in discussions over the development of an offshore gird instead of pursuing the National Grid’s plans to cover the countryside in pylons and overhead powerlines in the East of England.
Witham MP Priti Patel has used the King’s Speech debate to highlight ongoing local concerns about the National Grid’s plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead power lines across the East of England, including around 50 more pylons in the Witham constituency.
The National Grid are currently consulting on plans to impose around 100 miles of new overhead power lines and more than 500 large steel framed pylons in East Anglia between Norwich and Tilbury, including through this part of Essex.
Witham MP Priti Patel has commented the publication by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) of a report outlining a series of options to transmit electricity generated from offshore wind farms to the grid.
Priti raised the National Grid’s disastrous plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury.Ms Patel urged the Government to do the work; commit to delivering the offshore grid that will provide more investment and growth in renewables and pull the plug o
Going through Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, this corridor of metal will blight some of our most beautiful landscapes and harm the environment.By PRITI PATEL
