The Delivery Plan for 2026 (1/2)
Domestic:
Lead Role and Delivery Route:
WMCA to fund business case and Energy Capital lead the work, through Fuel Poverty and Regional Retrofit Steering Group (FPRR).
- Promotion of the campaign and opportunities.
- Cross-disciplinary co-ordination team with stakeholders. Managing finances
- Developing clear single programme for domestic sector and managing and administrating
Investment required to 2026:
£3.5bn in first FYP
Stakeholder:
Housing associations, local authority housing, homeowners and private landlords, supply chain, public, national government - BEIS
Local Authority collaboration:
Work with FPRR, receive funding, work with installers and householders, lobby for funding. Retrofit own housing stock and zero carbon policy for new build
Next Steps:
Establishing the Fuel Poverty and Regional Retrofit (FPRR) Centre of Excellence and developing investable propositions to stimulate the market and scale-up efforts to tackle fuel poverty.
Commercial:
Lead Role and Delivery Route:
WMCA to fund business case and Energy Capital lead the work.
- Promotion of the campaign and the opportunities to businesses
- Cross-disciplinary co-ordination team with stakeholders. Managing the financial streams from national government and other incentives
- Developing clear single programme for sector and managing and administrating.
Investment required to 2026:
£0.4 bn gross investment in first FYP
Stakeholder:
Commercial forums (e.g. Better Building Partnership, supply chain, Federation for Small Businesses), LEPs, Energy Capital, BEIS, WPD
Local Authority collaboration:
Work with Energy Capital and LEPS to develop local area energy planning
Next Steps:
WMCA should fund the development of a strategy to support, persuade and incentivise business organisations and representatives.
Industry:
Lead Role and Delivery Route:
The regional role will be led by Energy Capital, building on the expertise and research developed through work with the Black Country Consortium.
- Co-ordinating with UK government
- Finance – Management of finance, grants, private investment
- Co-ordination with industry
Investment required to 2026:
The gross investment cost within the first FYP is difficult to quantify due to the TRL of the proposed interventions
Stakeholder:
LEPs, Industry, BEIS, Cadent, WPD, Energy Capital
Local Authority collaboration:
Work with Energy Capital and LEPS to develop local area energy planning
Next Steps:
Energy Capital to lead on an industrial de-carbonisation taskforce, building on work started in partnership with the Black Country Consortium.
Transport:
Lead Role and Delivery Route:
Delivery of the LTP will require action by TfWM in collaboration with partners. They will work with our local partners to establish governance that monitors the policy delivery of all key stakeholders in the area in addition to monitoring the impact of policies.
Investment required to 2026:
Proposals to Government to go further and faster, with a £2.5bn rolling, five-year single infrastructure package covering £1.5bn of transport investment together with energy and digital interventions.
Stakeholder:
TfWM, Local authorities, Highways England, Private fleet and transport operators, the public, WPD, Energy Capital, DfT, BEIS
Local Authority collaboration:
Work with TfWM as it develops policies for low carbon transport to, from and within the area, and carry out their functions so as to implement those policies.
Next Steps:
Proposals for Intra-City Transport Fund. Draft Local Transport Plan consultation, autumn 2021 and adoption in early 2022.