Regulation

Ofwat to redefine vulnerability

Ofwat is re-examining water companies approaches to vulnerability and supporting customers facing financial difficulties. It called for input from stakeholders on whether definitions of vulnerability have changed in the past five years. It praised the more than 200 separate schemes companies have in place to support billpayers but urged a softer approach to dealing with those in debt.

Coffey slammed for lack of meetings with water bosses

O’Shea backs Ofgem’s financial resilience plans as ‘very good start’

Minimum capital requirements confirmed for energy retailers

Ofgem calls for more regulatory powers

Industry backs green tariff reform

Ofgem criticised for handling of SSE investigation

Weekend Press: British Gas poised for record profits

Ross apologises to appointments watchdog

Sending the right signals

Reforms for Ofgem and Ofwat laid out

Outfox pays out £1.8m over regulatory failings

Strategic Innovation Fund projects awarded £95.3m

Ofgem has awarded £95.3 million to 10 projects for the final phase of the inaugural round of its Strategic Innovation Fund. More than a third of the money – £33.3 million – will go towards a project led by National Gas Transmission to establish whether existing gas compression units on the transmission network can be adapted to work with 100% hydrogen.

Ofgem to review wholesale energy allowances in price cap

Shortlist revealed for biggest ever offshore transmission contracts

Four bidders have been shortlisted by Ofgem for the UK’s biggest ever offshore transmission tender round. All four bidders will be able to bid for the three offshore transmission assets of Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm, Neart na Gaiothe Offshore Wind Farm and Moray Offshore Wind Farm (West), estimated to be worth a combined total of around £2 billion.