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Centrica has revealed that group chief financial officer Chris O’Shea is to take on the role of interim chief executive with immediate effect. The parent company of British Gas also announced a replacement for Charles Berry, who is to step down as chairman on medical advice.
Joseph Melone, knowledge exchange associate at the University of Strathclyde’s Power Network Demonstration Centre (PNDC), discusses their readiness to support the exploration of the Internet-of-Things.
National Grid ESO is predicting a reduction in electricity demand in the case of the coronavirus spread prompting a lockdown across the country. Its analysis was included in an update from the Energy Networks Association, in which it sought to reassure the public that contingency plans are in place to ensure services are unaffected by the virus.
Northern Ireland’s devolved administration over-reached itself when it launched its version of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, according to a damning report into the province’s “cash for ash” scandal.
A senior figure at one of the country’s distribution network operators (DNO) has called for a clear message on how its workers will be treated if the coronavirus spread becomes a pandemic in the UK. They said Ofgem needed to confirm which licence conditions would be relaxed in such a situation and that a discussion was also necessary about social distancing rules for lifeline service providers.
Ofwat chairman Jonson Cox has claimed the water sector is falling “woefully short” on restoring the country’s rivers to a healthy state. Cox said that the issue could overtake leakage as the principal concern for the public about water company performance.
Ofgem chairman Martin Cave has said the regulator is “wrestling” with how to address net-zero commitments in the price control process.
Ofgem has appointed the chief data officer of Lloyds Banking Group as its new non-executive director. The new role for Barry Panayi, which starts on Monday, was hinted at by the regulator’s chairman Martin Cave in a speech at Utility Week’s Investor Summit last week.
