English: Thank you, Minister, for the statement. I was pleased to hear what you said about the Crown Estate. If we're going to have an obsession, I would say that having an obsession about having a better and more prosperous future for Wales is a good place to start, to be honest. So, I would associate myself with a number of things that you said about that, because we do have in Wales so much potential in terms of renewable resources, but there are also so many long-standing barriers that need to be recognised before Wales can realise that potential, and we've heard already about one of them. Over a decade ago, the Welsh Government pledged that you'd take action, but we're still waiting to see the fruits of some of the promises made. There is much to praise, but there is also some frustration about the delays as well. The Welsh Government has a target to see Wales meeting 70 per cent of its electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030. But according to the Welsh Government's annual 'Energy Generation in Wales' report last year, the amount of electricity that we use has increased more rapidly than the amount of renewable electricity that's produced in Wales. The percentage of electricity that's used in Wales and that is created through renewable sources has fallen from 56 per cent in 2020 to 55 per cent in 2021. And when we look at the following year, 2022, considering that we faced the after-effects of the pandemic, as well as the cost-of-living crisis and the effects of the international crisis in Ukraine, what impact do you think that these major changes will have on our use of electricity? What impact will that have on our ability to achieve our targets? We, as a party, have criticised the Government in the past for the slow progress that has been made in this area. When do you think this trend will change or be reversed? I would like it, Minister, if you could set out the milestones that you anticipate that we would be able to pass on the journey towards meeting those targets, please. Perhaps the biggest barrier of all is our energy grid. You've already mentioned this: the network of pylons, power lines and connections that serve the British energy system. Last week, the First Minister suggested that he would like to see the national grid come under public control. He talked about the huge sums of money that go to shareholders and the backlog of almost 700 renewable energy projects that are still waiting for the grid to find capacity for them. Does the Welsh Government intend to make the case for public control of the national grid? Have you or your officials held discussions with the Westminster Government about nationalising the grid? What impact, finally, do you think that that would have on our ability to achieve our renewable energy targets? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am y datganiad. Roeddwn i'n falch iawn i glywed beth roeddech chi'n ei ddweud am Ystad y Goron. Os ydyn ni'n mynd i gael obsesiwn, buaswn i'n dweud bod cael obsesiwn am sicrhau dyfodol gwell a mwy llewyrchus i Gymru yn lle eithaf da i ddechrau, i fod yn onest. Felly, buaswn i'n 'associate-io' fy hunan gyda nifer o'r pethau roeddech chi'n eu dweud am hwnna, achos mae gennym ni yng Nghymru gymaint o adnoddau - wel, mae cymaint o botensial o ran adnoddau adnewyddadwy, ond mae hefyd nifer o rwystrau hirsefydlog sydd angen eu cydnabod cyn i Gymru wireddu'r potensial yna, ac rŷn ni wedi clywed yn barod am un ohonyn nhw. Dros ddegawd yn ôl, addawodd y Llywodraeth y bydden nhw - wel, y byddech chi - yn gweithredu. Dŷn ni'n dal i ddisgwyl gweld ffrwyth rhai o'r addewidion. Mae lot o bethau i'w clodfori, ond mae yna rwystredigaeth am yr oedi hefyd. Mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru darged i weld Cymru yn ateb 70 y cant o'i galw trydanol o ffynonellau adnewyddadwy erbyn 2030. Ond yn ôl adroddiad blynyddol 'Energy Generation in Wales' y Llywodraeth y llynedd, mae maint y trydan rŷn ni'n ei ddefnyddio wedi cynyddu'n gyflymach na'r trydan adnewyddadwy sy'n cael ei gynhyrchu yng Nghymru. Mae canran y trydan sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio yng Nghymru sy'n cael ei greu drwy ffynonellau adnewyddadwy wedi gostwng o 56 y cant yn 2020 i 55 y cant yn 2021. Pan dŷn ni'n edrych i'r flwyddyn ganlynol, 2022, o ystyried y ffaith ein bod ni wedi wynebu sgil-effeithiau'r pandemig, yn ogystal â'r creisis costau byw ac effeithiau'r creisis rhyngwladol yn Wcráin, pa effaith ydych chi'n meddwl y bydd y newidiadau mawr hyn yn eu cael ar ein defnydd ni o drydan? Pa effaith fydd hyn yn ei gael ar ein gallu i gyflawni ein targedau ni? Rŷn ni, fel plaid, wedi beirniadu'r Llywodraeth yn y gorffennol am yr arafwch, yr oedi gyda'r cynnydd sydd wedi bod yn y maes hwn. Pryd ydych chi'n meddwl y bydd y trend yma yn newid neu'n troi o gwmpas? Buaswn yn hoffi pe gallech chi, Weinidog, osod mas ychydig o gerrig milltir y byddech chi'n rhagweld y byddwn ni'n gallu eu pasio ar y siwrne yna tuag at y targedau hynny, os gwelwch yn dda. Efallai'r rhwystr mwyaf oll sydd gennym ni ydy ein grid ynni. Rydych chi wedi sôn am hyn yn barod: y rhwydwaith o beilonau, llinellau pŵer a chysylltiadau sy'n gwasanaethu'r system ynni Brydeinig. Wythnos diwethaf, awgrymodd y Prif Weinidog y byddai'n hoffi gweld y grid cenedlaethol yn dod o dan reolaeth gyhoeddus. Fe soniodd am yr arian anferth sy'n mynd i gyfranddalwyr a'r backlog o bron i 700 o brosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy sy'n dal i aros i'r grid ffeindio capasiti iddyn nhw. Ydy Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu gwneud yr achos am reolaeth gyhoeddus o'r grid cenedlaethol? Ydych chi neu'ch swyddogion wedi cynnal trafodaethau â Llywodraeth San Steffan am genedlaetholi'r grid? Pa effaith, yn olaf, ydych chi'n meddwl y byddai hynny'n ei gael ar ein gallu i gyflawni'r targedau ynni adnewyddadwy? Diolch.