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Wednesday, 30 November, 2022

Special ReportThe Future of Energy
‘No going back’ to oil and gas despite new UK exploration licences
Granting permission for more North Sea production is unlikely to lower prices or reverse overall decline
Tuesday, 29 November, 2022

UK energy
Centrica says Bulb sale risks ‘future stability’ of UK energy market
Court filing warns on Octopus’s finances and suitability to take on 1.5mn customers
Monday, 28 November, 2022

UK energy
National Grid calls off plan to ask Britons to cut energy usage
First test of new emergency scheme will not happen on Tuesday after supply secured
Monday, 28 November, 2022

UK energy
Sunak signs off on £18mn public information campaign to save energy
Push on cutting power use to come at same time as plans for extra £1bn to insulate least energy-efficient homes
Friday, 25 November, 2022

Office of Gas & Electricity Markets UK
Ofgem sets out plans to reform Britain’s energy market
Regulator intends to adjust profit margins but declines to ringfence customer funds
Friday, 25 November, 2022

SSE PLC
SSE sells £1.5bn stake in electricity transmission network
Proceeds will be used to fund transition to renewable energy
Thursday, 24 November, 2022

UK energy
Ofgem urged to force UK energy companies to have internal auditors
Move to limit risk of repeat of collapses that have cost UK households billions of pounds
Thursday, 24 November, 2022

Pollution
Water companies face fresh accusations over sewage breaches
Utilities found tipping into popular English and Welsh bathing spots even during dry periods, new data show
Sunday, 20 November, 2022

UK energy
UK energy regulator accused of shifting costs to consumers
Citizens Advice says measures taken by Ofgem boost supplier profit margins
Friday, 18 November, 2022

UK energy
UK government under fire over ‘inexplicable’ Bulb decision
Barring nationalised supplier from hedging energy purchases forecast to cost bill payers £200 a household
Thursday, 17 November, 2022

Bulb Energy
Bulb Energy bailout to cost UK taxpayers £6.5bn
New documents show failed energy supplier will be costliest state rescue since RBS
Friday, 21 October, 2022

Ovo Energy Ltd
Ovo Energy was on regulator’s watchlist for nationalisation
Ofgem drew up plans this summer for company behind this week’s late bid for failed rival Bulb
Thursday, 20 October, 2022

UK energy
Ovo Energy launches eleventh-hour approach for collapsed rival Bulb
UK supplier moves after close of sales process and with Octopus the only remaining bidder
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022

Cost of living crisis
Fuel poverty warning for 11mn UK homes after energy support shake-up
Campaigners call for replacement package from April to cover all struggling to pay power bills
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022

Ithaca Energy Inc
Ithaca Energy confirms London IPO plans
North Sea producer seeks to take advantage of soaring oil and gas prices
Monday, 17 October, 2022

UK energy
Soaring gas prices put North Sea back on exploration map
Energy crisis has made smaller fields more viable but any rise in production is unlikely to lower bills
Saturday, 15 October, 2022

HS2
First phase of HS2 set to bust budget by ‘many billions’ of pounds
Treasury seeks more savings on high-speed rail project less than a year after eastern leg to Leeds was scrapped
Thursday, 13 October, 2022

Yorkshire Water Services Ltd
Yorkshire Water to pay down almost £1bn in debt to settle regulatory case
Regional monopoly says move ‘will include capital injections’ and cash that would otherwise have been paid in dividends
Tuesday, 4 October, 2022

UK energy
High Court to decide on share-out of cash from failed UK energy suppliers
Administrators seek ruling on whether recovered assets must go to creditors, the state or even to shareholders
Monday, 3 October, 2022

Utilities
UK water companies ordered to cut £150mn from customers’ bills
Southern Water and Thames Water singled out for missing targets on supply, pollution and sewer flooding
Monday, 3 October, 2022

Telecom Plus PLC
Telecom Plus surges as consumers flock to bundled utility deals
Shares jump more than 20% in group offering discounts on services from energy to broadband
Tuesday, 27 September, 2022

Office of Gas & Electricity Markets UK
Ofgem forced staff to reapply for jobs as energy crisis spiralled
UK energy regulator continued with restructuring despite pressure over surging gas prices
Friday, 23 September, 2022

UK infrastructure
Kwarteng promises to speed up UK infrastructure projects
Rising construction materials prices could hit chancellor’s ability to deliver on pledges, say experts
Monday, 19 September, 2022

Southern Water Ltd
Southern Water sewage dumps show scale of clean-up job for Australian owner
Only £230mn of £1bn injected into provider last year was used to upgrade operations
Friday, 9 September, 2022

UK energy
Energy bills inflated by failure to implement EU power cables deal
Electricity flow through cross-border subsea connectors is now more costly for Britain