Britain spends record £250m a month on electricity imports

Britain is now spending a record £250 million a month on electricity imports, driven by the closure of coal-fired and nuclear power stations,

2025 Apr 09

Inside the UK''s electricity imports: Your FAQ, answered

This year, the UK set a record for electricity imports, with critics citing them as a vulnerability in the nation''s energy policy and a driver of higher costs. Here, edie explores and

2024 Jun 28

UK Power Imports Hit Record

Net imports have accounted for 15% of GB power, enough for 10.8 million homes. This puts Great Britain on track to import nearly 36 TWh over the whole year, 46% higher than the

2025 Jul 31

Renewables rollout making UK electricity supply ''more British

The UK''s rollout of wind and solar power over the last decade has made its electricity supply "more British", with significantly less reliance on imported gas, analysis has found.

2025 Feb 07

Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit | UK electricity ''becoming more

Looking back over the past 10 years, the UK has become less reliant on imported fuels to generate its electricity, largely due to the rapid expansion of wind and solar power that use

2025 Nov 14

Energy imports in the UK

Find the most up-to-date statistics about energy imports to the United Kingdom (UK)

2025 Apr 14

Electricity interconnectors in the UK since 2010

During 2021, most of the UK''s electricity imports came from France (52.7 per cent), with the remainder from Belgium (24.3 per cent), the Netherlands (15.1 per cent), Norway (4.8 per cent) and...

2025 Sep 14

Electricity Generation Sources UK (2026)

The UK also imports electricity from neighbouring countries, including France, Ireland and the Netherlands. These countries are able to supply

2025 Feb 04

Britain spends record £250m a month on electricity imports

Britain is now spending a record £250 million a month on electricity imports, driven by the closure of coal-fired and nuclear power stations, according to new analysis.

2024 Jun 16

French ''rubbing their hands'' as Britain forced to import

Britain imported a record amount of electricity from Europe last year as solar and wind farms struggled to generate sufficient energy in the wake

2024 Jan 16

Renewables rollout making UK electricity supply ''more

The UK''s rollout of wind and solar power over the last decade has made its electricity supply "more British", with significantly less reliance on

2025 Jan 30

Electricity Generation Sources UK (2026)

The UK also imports electricity from neighbouring countries, including France, Ireland and the Netherlands. These countries are able to supply the UK with electricity they have

2025 May 27

UK importing record quantities of power, worth £250m each month

The UK has imported electricity from abroad since 1961. In recent years, changes in power grids and in trading rules has led to a significant rise in both the number of interconnectors

2024 Dec 26

French ''rubbing their hands'' as Britain forced to import £1.5bn of

Britain imported a record amount of electricity from Europe last year as solar and wind farms struggled to generate sufficient energy in the wake of coal and nuclear power plant closures.

2024 May 01