Uncertainty mechanisms which are commonplace within the energy sector could be introduced during the water sector’s next control period, Utility Week can reveal. Ofwat senior director for PR24 Chris Walters told Utility Week that the regulator is “actively talking” about introducing uncertainty mechanisms such as re-openers or “shipwreck clauses”. He said they would work similarly to provisions Ofgem made in RIIO-ED2, allowing the regulator to make changes after it publishes its final determinations for PR24 business plans.
Ofwat looking at ‘shipwreck clauses’ for PR24
