The government has published a clean electrification roadmap that sets out how it plans to shift homes, transport and industry away from fossil fuels and towards clean electricity.
The roadmap comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered his speech at COP31 in Turkey.
In 2025 renewables accounted for a record 52.1% of UK electricity generation. But electricity demand s expected to more than double by 2050, forcing Labour to accelerate grid connections and infrastructure development.
National Grid has confirmed £1.2 billion of contracts to upgrade 1,000km of transmission lines. Dynamic Line Ratings is also being deployed across 900km of its network, with the latest rollout expected to save consumers up to £50 million over five years.
The government also aims to increase clean flexibility capacity, reaching between 51GW and 66GW by 2030.
The roadmap highlights the ways in which electrification can be made affordable by making the market more competitive.
From April 2026, an average of £150 was removed from household energy bills, with most of the costs moved from electricity bills to general taxation. VAT on electricity bills was also removed.
The Warm Homes Plan aims to deliver 450,000 heat pump installations annually by 2030 while the Warm Homes Loan Scheme, introduced in August 2026, could provide 20% of an average household’s electricity and save up to £110 every year.
Transport is another focus of the roadmap, as Labour identifies EVs as a major opportunity. The Electric Car Grant offers up to £3,750 off eligible new electric cars.
Industry is a huge part of the transport electrification as the British Industry Supercharger provides eligible energy-intensive businesses with up to £78/MWh off electricity bills. Alongside this, a similar scheme is expected to cut costs for more than 10,000 manufacturers from April 2027.
Labour expects the clean energy workforce to grow by hundreds of thousand by 2030 as five clean energy colleges are being established to develop skills.
Meanwhile, the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan aims to more than double investment in emerging clean energy industries to over £30 billion annually by 2035.
As well as focusing on domestic gains, the government says it also intends to work internationally to accelerate electrification.
