Industrial policy
Official strategic effort to encourage the development and growth of all or part of the economy
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| April 2025 | The IPA was superseded by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), marking the end of its operations after approximately nine years of service. |
| April 2025 | NISTA to be established as a joint unit of the Treasury and Cabinet Office, with Darren Jones as the responsible minister. |
| 2025 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Turbine installation begins for Dogger Bank C using GE Haliade 14 MW turbines.
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| 2025 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Dogger Bank A wind farm expected to be completed in the second half of the year.
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| 2025 | Rourkela Steel Plant is expected to increase its production capacity to 10.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). |
| February 2025 | Li Lecheng assumes the role of the fifth Party Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, succeeding Jin Zhuanglong |
| 2024 | Ministry restored to its original name of Ministry of Economic Affairs, with the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth being spun off as a separate entity. |
| October 2024 | Sir John Armitt's chairmanship extended by six months to oversee development of a 10-year strategy and NISTA's creation. |
| July 2024 | Dirk Beljaarts became the Minister of Economic Affairs, taking office in July 2024. |
| May 2024 | The Labour Party announced plans to merge the IPA with the National Infrastructure Commission, creating the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). |
| 2023 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Offshore construction of the Sofia wind farm began, utilizing 100 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines, with 44 turbines featuring recyclable blades manufactured in Hull.
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| December 1 2023 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
At COP28 summit, RWE and Masdar agree to significantly fund Dogger Bank wind farm projects through an £11 billion investment.
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| October 2023 | The National Infrastructure Commission published its second National Infrastructure Assessment, continuing its role of providing strategic recommendations for the UK's long-term infrastructure development. |
| October 2023 | Michèle Dix is appointed to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| October 10 2023 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Dogger Bank wind farm started producing electricity for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the project's development.
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| August 2023 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Turbine installation commenced at Dogger Bank A.
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| July 2023 | Hamza Arsiwala began his term as president of IEEMA for the 2023-2024 period, with Sunil Singhvi as President (Elect) and Vikram Gandotra as Vice President. |
| April 2023 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
SSE announced the installation of the world's first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substation at Dogger Bank A.
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| January 2023 | Julia Prescot is appointed deputy chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, a role she will serve through January 2027. |
| January 2023 | Hamza Arsiwala begins his term as President of IEEMA for the 2023-2024 period. |
| 2022 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
A 196 MWh battery storage power station named Pillswood was installed adjacent to the Creyke Beck substation near Cottingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, using Tesla Megapack LFP batteries with a capacity of 98 MW for 2 hours.
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| 2022 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Announced expansion of Dogger Bank A, B, and C wind farms to include Dogger Bank D. The Crown Estate also leased a 1.3 GW zone named Dogger Bank South.
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| 2022 |
Infrastructure Client Group
The Infrastructure Client Group expanded to 20 members, including Government arms-length bodies from transport, energy, water, nuclear, and broadband sectors.
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| 2022 |
Infrastructure Client Group
14 projects and programmes were actively implementing the Project 13 Principles, demonstrating growing adoption of the initiative's enterprise delivery model.
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| July 2022 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Installation of turbine foundations began.
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| July 2022 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
RWE obtained approval from the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to enter into an Agreement for Lease with The Crown Estate for Dogger Bank South West and Dogger Bank South East wind farms.
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| July 2022 | Jin Zhuanglong becomes the latest Minister of Industry and Information Technology, succeeding Xiao Yaqing and becoming the incumbent minister. |
| April 2022 | Nick Winser is appointed to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| April 2022 | Kate Willard is appointed to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| April 2022 | David Fisk steps down as a commissioner. |
| April 2022 | Professor Jim Hall is appointed to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| April 2022 | Julia Prescot receives a five-year reappointment to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| April 2022 | Andy Green receives a five-year reappointment to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| April 2022 | Neale Coleman receives a five-year reappointment to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| 2021 | SAIL achieved its best ever production performance, producing 18.733 million tonnes of hot metal and 17.366 million tonnes of crude steel during 2021-2022. |
| 2021 |
Infrastructure Client Group
Piloted the Augmented Delivery Index as part of the Digital Transformation workstream with Mott MacDonald.
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| 2021 |
Infrastructure Client Group
Participated in the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Transforming Infrastructure Performance cross-government change programme in partnership with departments, industry, and academia.
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| 2021 | Reported an annual revenue of ₹26,830.57 crores (US$ 3.54 billion) and profit before taxes of ₹6347.65 crores (US$ 837.53 million) for the financial year. |
| November 2021 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement for Dogger Bank A, B, and C wind farm projects, ensuring all output (estimated at 18 TWh/year) was contractually secured.
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| September 13 2021 | Published the Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 report alongside the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, forecasting £650bn investment in UK infrastructure over the next decade. |
| June 2021 | MIIT launched a six-month regulatory campaign targeting consumer protection and unfair competition in the consumer internet sector, including instructing tech companies to stop blocking external links to competitors. |
| March 2021 |
Infrastructure Client Group
ICG launched the Project 13 Network, a web-enabled community designed to foster connections and collaboration among practitioners interested in innovative infrastructure delivery approaches.
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| 2020 |
Infrastructure Client Group
Appointed by the Construction Leadership Council to lead the Infrastructure Industry Working Group to support implementation of the CLC Roadmap to Recovery.
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| December 2020 | The National Infrastructure Commission published the Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North, presenting five investment packages and three budget options for rail infrastructure improvements in these regions. |
| December 2020 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Eni acquired a 20% stake in the Dogger Bank A and B projects, which were originally owned by SSE and Equinor.
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| November 2020 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for 15 years were signed.
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| September 2020 | Professor Sir Tim Besley receives a five-year appointment to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| September 2020 | Sadie Morgan receives a five-year appointment to the National Infrastructure Commission. |
| September 21 2020 |
Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Announcement made that Dogger Bank A and B will use 190 GE Haliade-X 13 MW offshore wind turbines (95 turbines per site), increasing potential generation capacity to 2.47 GW.
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| August 2020 | Xiao Yaqing appointed as Minister of Industry and Information Technology, replacing Miao Wei. |
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