Work has already begun to transfer water from Wales to drought-hit areas of England, according to the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission.
Water is a valuable commodity and this is another example of London syphoning away our most valuable resource without any consultation or benefit to our communities. Wales is rich in natural resources and we cannot continue to allow our future and our wealth to be taken from us. All natural resources must benefit us the people who live in Wales.
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By one calculation Wales’ present export of water to England, from the Elan Valley to Birmingham and from Lake Vyrnwy and Tryweryn to Liverpool, could be worth as much as £4.5 billion a year.
https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2012/04/when-white-water-could-become-white-gold/
Wales is a net exporter of electricity, having consumed approximately 14.7 TWh(1) of electricity in 2019, while generating approximately 27.9 TWh.
https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-01/energy-generation-in-wales-2019.pdf
The valuation of the Crown Estate’s marine portfolio in Wales has increased significantly from £49.2 million in 2020 to £549.1 million in 2021.
https://research.senedd.wales/research-articles/who-owns-the-seabed-and-why-it-matters/
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