David Blackman

Decision on Aquind interconnector put back

Kwasi Kwarteng has postponed a decision on plans for a controversial new electricity interconnector with France. The secretary of state for business and energy has extended the statutory deadline to 21 October.

4 years ago

Government ‘far too complacent’ over energy failures

4 years ago

Energy UK: There is no cash down the back of the sofa

4 years ago

Kwarteng insists energy safety nets have yet to be fully tested

4 years ago

‘Decade of decisions dodged’ led to energy crisis

4 years ago

BEIS eyes SOLR reforms

4 years ago

Lord Turner: The facts have changed on nuclear

4 years ago

UK ‘at the back of the queue’ for developing interconnectors

Brexit has pushed the UK to the “back of the queue” for developing interconnectors, Sir Ed Davey has claimed. The former energy and climate change secretary of state said that he “never found any European rules that got in the way” of the UK’s renewable energy push.

4 years ago