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Ofwat sets ‘very problematic’ revised PR24 schedule

Ofwat sets ‘very problematic’ revised PR24 schedule

Ofwat may not make its final rulings on water companies' £100 billion business plans until the end of January 2025, just two months before the next asset management period begins. Senior water company figures told Utility Week that the revised timetable is "very problematic" and "borderline ridiculous".

1 year ago

ESO may ‘snatch defeat from the jaws of victory’ over DFS penalty proposals

1 year ago

Labour promises ‘much tougher’ regulation of energy market

1 year ago

Ofgem to extend bad debt support provision in price cap

1 year ago

Let’s be pragmatic – not dogmatic – about the future of gas

1 year ago

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Water retailers fear impact of wholesaler uncertainty

2 years ago

Octopus: Customers suffer every time MHHS is delayed

2 years ago

Labour spending boost to benefit community power projects

Transport, school buildings and community power projects are some of the areas that could benefit from Labour’s plans to increase net zero investment, Ed Miliband has revealed. The shadow energy secretary of state outlined how the opposition plans to spend its plans to boost net zero investment to £28 billion during the next Parliament, at a net zero conference in London this week.

2 years ago

Ofwat: We should have stepped in sooner to tackle debt

Ofwat’s chief executive has admitted that the regulator should have intervened in 2006 to prevent water companies becoming loaded with debt. David Black told a House of Lords inquiry that light touch approaches to regulation in the early 2000s had given private equity a route into the sector, but that Ofwat was now using “every tool” to bring high gearing levels down.

2 years ago

Removing price cap creates ‘fear factor’ for consumers

2 years ago

Performance woes hamper Thames’ equity hopes

2 years ago

Green Energy UK rebrands as 100Green

2 years ago

Thames interim leaders reassure staff in leaked video message

The interim bosses of Thames Water have stressed that the company is in a "strong" position in a video message recorded for all employees. In the video - marked as "secret" - interim co-CEOs Cathryn Ross and Alastair Cochran urge staff to continue work as normal despite growing uncertainty about the company's future. 

2 years ago

Industrial sites back hydrogen conversion

2 years ago

ECO scheme ‘beginning to fail’

2 years ago

Trade bodies urge CfD reform to end ‘race to the bottom’

2 years ago

Consultants ‘cautious’ about bidding for Thames work

2 years ago

Ofgem explores price cap alternative

2 years ago

EfW plants to be included in UK carbon market

The government is pressing ahead with plans to include energy from waste (EfW) plants in the UK’s post-Brexit emissions trading system (ETS). All waste incineration, including EfW plants, will be brought under the ETS' umbrella in 2028, with a two-year phase-in period beginning in 2026.

2 years ago

Energy customer debt more than doubles in five years

2 years ago

Thames turmoil puts supply chain ‘on edge’

2 years ago

White Paper: Correction of the altitude effect in low pressure natural gas distribution networks

2 years ago

Exclude weak firms from opened-up network, warns National Grid

2 years ago

Utility Week Awards Judges’ Masterclass

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O’Shea: Scrap standing charge to make bills fairer

2 years ago

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