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🌟 We were delighted to host Minister Shanks for an insightful roundtable discussion with investors from across GB’s gas networks. Our world-leading gas networks are crucial to energy security, ensuring the lights stay on, industries keep running, and homes remain warm. 💡🏭🏠 The discussion provided a valuable opportunity to explore both the current role and future opportunities for the gas industry. We are proud to play our role in securing Britain's energy and unlocking clean power, working with government, policymakers, and industry to benefit from the resilience, reliability, and flexibility of our gas networks. A big thank you to the Minister, officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and all attendees for this productive session. 

👀Spotted! Earlier this week at No.10 our Chief Commercial Officer, Ian Radley, and Corporate Affairs Director, Jake Tudge, delivered a briefing on security of supply and the important work we are doing at National Gas to enable a net zero future. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the government in the coming year. Together, we are committed to maintaining energy security, decarbonising power and industry and putting the UK on the path to becoming a Clean Energy Superpower. 🌱🤝 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Yesterday, we joined Hydrogen UK and RenewableUK in Parliament for the launch of their report: Splitting the difference - reducing the cost of green hydrogen to accelerate deployment. 🎤 It was great to hear from Lord Callanan and other speakers including Dr. Jeevun Sandher, chair of the Hydrogen APPG, Ana Musat from Renewable UK, and Brett Ryan from Hydrogen UK. Highlighted was the key role of hydrogen in reaching net zero amongst politicians and industry and how we can further deploy this technology while decreasing its production costs. At National Gas, we will continue to collaborate with stakeholders to drive the use of this technology to achieve Clean Power. 🌱💫

Great to spend some time with the team at No.10 today. Jake Tudge and I delivered a briefing on the important work we’re doing here at National Gas to maintain energy security, decarbonise power and industry and enable net zero. Excited for the year ahead and proud of everyone at National Gas who work so hard every day to secure Britain’s energy.

🙌 Earlier this week we supported Norfolk County District Council to host a summit promoting the significant opportunities at Bacton Energy Hub.   The event was well represented by operators, regional stakeholders and future investors of CCUS and hydrogen production, with attendees including industry representatives, leaders from the council, and Steff Aquarone – MP for North Norfolk.   We had valuable discussions emphasising the need for collaboration in securing renewable energy supply and infrastructure to Bacton. This was supported by our team showcasing the proposed ‘hydrogen backbone’ being developed as part of its Project Union initiative, and even included a VR tour of the ‘world first’ hydrogen test facility, FutureGrid.   A big thank you to all who attended. We look forward to sharing more on our ongoing engagement in the region. 🚀

Yesterday in Berlin, our Chief Commercial Officer Ian Radley met with the CEOs of the gas Transmission System Operators from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway. 🌊 In collaboration with other gas TSOs from around the Northern Seas, we have created HyNOS – Hydrogen Networks for the Northern Seas. Our goal is to stimulate offshore wind through the integrated production of electricity and hydrogen on the Northern Seas. This would maximise harvesting offshore wind potential in the Northern Seas while reducing overall transport costs. We are looking forward to continuing this important collaboration. Next stop: the North Sea Summit this year in Germany! 🌍

It was fantastic to see Michael Shanks MP highlighting the importance of our diverse gas system in the House of Commons yesterday. Energy security has always been a key priority for us at National Gas. As our Winter Gas Outlook 2024 outlined, we expect sufficient supply to meet demand this winter and our resilient network is ready to deliver. Our range of diverse and flexible gas supplies from the UK Continental Shelf, Norway, liquefied natural gas, interconnectors, and gas storage sites, mean we are able to keep the lights on, industries running, and homes warm – even during cold snaps like we experienced last week. We are proud to play our role in securing Britain’s energy and want to thank Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem and National Energy System Operator for their continued collaboration as we deliver the gas the country needs and unlock a net zero future. #SecuringBritainsEnergy

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📢 In case you missed it… Before Christmas, we published our Business Plan for 2026 to 2031 – a critical step in ensuring the gas National Transmission System (NTS) remains resilient, efficient, and ready for the future. To bring our plan to life, we’re sharing this animation, which breaks down what the plan is all about and why it’s so important for our stakeholders, customers, communities, and the energy system as a whole. Check out the full Business Plan on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8xGWqmU #SecuringBritainsEnergy #UnlockingANetZeroFuture #RIIOGT3 

Over the last few days of cold weather our National Gas sites have been operating flat out to ensure that gas can reach power stations, major industries, businesses and homes across Great Britain. Quite simply, through the immense effort of our teams across every site, the National Control Centre and working together with our partners and supply chain, we have kept the lights on, businesses running and homes warm. It was therefore great to visit our Peterborough compressor station today – the crossroads of our National Transmission System – with Mark Russell, a member of our National Gas Board. I was delighted to introduce Mark to our fantastic team who keep the Peterborough site running. The beauty of our network is that it is hidden, but days like today remind us of the importance of a resilient national gas network which can spring into action to service the nation when it needs us the most. The team at Peterborough have demonstrated this in action when combined with continued investment, seen here with recently commissioned new gas turbines. My thanks to all on site for their time today and to everyone across National Gas. We are #SecuringBritainsEnergy