Government’s ‘war game’ plans drawn up for seven days of energy blackout

This increased competition for energy previously led the National Grid to draw up plans, warning that if it fails to secure enough energy, it would impose planned three hour blackouts. 

Now, leaked documents seen by the Guardian, show that the Government is planning for a “reasonable worst-case scenario”, where all sectors including transport, food and water supply, communications and energy could be “severely disrupted” for up to a week.

In such a scenario, ministers would prioritise getting food, water and shelter to the young, elderly, and those with caring responsibilities if the country faces such prolonged blackouts. 

To make matters worse, a three-month forecast released by the Met Office this week warned of an unusually cold winter, along with high chances of low wind speeds.

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1690844/energy-crisis-horror-uk-war-game-emergency-plans-seven-day-blackouts-programme-yarrow