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Statutory guidance

Electricity networks growth: draft social and environmental guidance to GEMA

GuidanceDraft guidance on delivering growth through electricity networks.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published:
14 September 2026
Last updated:
18 September 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Electricity networks growth: draft social and environmental guidance to GEMA (web optimised PDF)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6795-1, E03675683

Unnumbered act paper

PDF, 493 KB, 23 pages

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Electricity networks growth: draft social and environmental guidance to GEMA (accessible HTML)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6795-1, E03675683

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Electricity networks growth: draft social and environmental guidance to GEMA – explanatory memorandum

Unnumbered act paper

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Details

Guidance for the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) – the governing body for Ofgem – on delivering growth through electricity networks.

The purpose of the guidance is to ensure that Ofgem is able to support electricity networks to enable growth in a way that is consistent with its objectives, duties, and functions.

This document is still draft. It will come into effect on 17 November 2026 after a 40 day consideration period.

Updates to this page

Published 14 September 2026
Last updated 18 September 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Added explanatory memorandum.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-09-18 12:17
Added explanatory memorandum.

2026-09-14 14:30
First published.