Adam John

Energy suppliers are unable to trace up to £1.7 billion owed to them, Ofgem has revealed. The regulator is setting out plans to tackle the mounting debt pile being faced by the sector, with new proposals to cut half a billion pounds off bills via its debt relief scheme (DRS).

Ofgem’s plan to write off up to £500 million of energy debt has “lost any gravitas” it would have had due to the time it is taking to launch the scheme. That is the view of one industry expert, who has suggested plans for the proposed debt relief scheme (DRS)…

There is a “significant risk” that energy suppliers could get bogged down in “protracted negotiations or bidding wars” with Ofgem when setting smart meter rollout milestones. That is according to Energy UK, which is urging the regulator to consider multiple challenges facing retailers in the next phase of the rollout.…

Failings in the network underpinning Britain’s smart meter rollout have cost Eon Energy millions of pounds in discretionary payments to customers. That is according to its chief executive Chris Norbury, who said that in 2025 his company has paid out almost £6 million to customers, “an awful lot of which…

The chief executives of Centrica and Utilita have slammed Ofgem for its response to rising energy sector debt levels. Centrica boss Chris O'Shea accused the regulator of "burying its head in the sand", while Utilita CEO Bill Bullen said the regulator was “wrecking the market” by allowing energy customers to “get away…

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national media coverage, there are reports that Scottish Power and Ovo Energy have begun holding talks about a potential merger, while Centrica is poised to invest in the £40 billion Sizewell C nuclear plant in a proposed deal that effectively guarantees the British…

The continued scrutiny of Thames Water’s business practices is exacerbating the “talent exodus” within the water industry, experts have warned. Murray McIntosh’s latest Water Industry Labour Report found that nearly half (49%) of water engineers believe that a lack of resources is the biggest problem facing water, almost double the figure…

Scottish Water’s chief executive has insisted a deal with unions feels “really close” amid the latest round of strike action. Alex Plant was speaking to Utility Week at the company’s Fairmilehead offices in Edinburgh as a number of his staff began staging a week-long strike from Monday (2 June) in…

RWE has deployed a “bubble curtain” to reduce noise levels and protect marine life at its Sofia offshore wind farm. Hailed as a UK first, the renewables developer says the deployment of the technology “represents a significant step in protecting marine life from underwater noise generated during piling activities” at…

Ofgem has announced the first of its kind “fast-track fund” to ease supply chain constraints for Britain’s transmission owners (TO) will be worth £4 billion – half the amount originally proposed. The energy regulator has published its decision on introducing the Advanced Procurement Mechanism (APM), designed to enable TOs to…