Centralised Strategic Network Plan
- Publication type:
- Guidance
- Publication date:
- Topic:
- Electricity transmission, Gas transmission
- Industry sector:
- Transmission Network
The requirements for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on producing the Centralised Strategic Network Plan (CSNP) and the Centralised Strategic Network Plan Methodology.
Details
The CSNP will be an independent, coordinated, and long-term whole-system approach to planning the electricity and natural gas transmission networks as well as hydrogen transport and storage networks across Great Britain to help meet the government’s net zero ambitions.
In August 2025, we consulted on our draft CSNP guidance, which sets out our expectations and requirements for the CSNP and the CSNP Methodology that the NESO must develop. We received 21 responses to this consultation.
The Centralised Strategic Network Plan guidance should be read in conjunction with the Centralised Strategic Network Plan guidance consultation decision. Where we received suggestions for material changes to the guidance, our decision on those suggestions is discussed in the decision document.