Electricity: Imports
(asked on 18th May 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is imported via interconnectors from European countries; and what percentage of electricity in each of those countries is produced from the burning of coal, oil or gas.
In 2025, imports contributed 14% of gross UK electricity supply (excludes exports). Volumes of electricity imported by the UK, by country, and shares of electricity for those countries, produced by burning fossil fuels, are presented in the following table:
| Imports to UK, 2025 (TWh) | Provisional share of electricity generated from fossil fuels, 2025 |
France | 22.6 | 4% |
Norway | 9.4 | 1% |
Denmark | 4.8 | 8% |
Belgium | 3.7 | 25% |
Netherlands | 2.9 | 48% |
Ireland | 0.5 | 50% |
Sources: Energy Trends tables 5.2 & 5.6 and Eurostat (provisional data from monthly Net electricity generation by type of fuel - nrg_cb_pem)