Households will be made to cough up hundreds of pounds to pay for upgrades to the UK’s energy infrastructure over the coming years. Ofgem, Britain’s energy watchdog, has approved a package of investment worth £28bn to be spent by 2031. But the plans are expected to see about £100 added to people’s energy bills each
Rob Gilham, a director at WHG, said the firm would never plan to make a profit from heat supply. “For several years we’ve kept charges far below the true cost by covering a large part of the expense ourselves,” he said. “Customers have been paying around £200 per year on average for heating and hot
Scottish Power Scottish Power runs the transmission network in central and southern Scotland The energy regulator has given the go-ahead for £5.4bn to be spent upgrading the electricity transmission network in Scotland. It is part of a £28bn investment approved by Ofgem to improve the UK’s electricity and gas grids over the next five years.
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Britain’s energy regulator has approved an initial £28bn worth of investment in the country’s gas and electricity networks over the next five years, as it seeks to set a balance between upgrading infrastructure and keeping
Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley said the investment “will keep Britain’s energy network among the safest, most secure and resilient in the world”. “The investment will support the transition to new forms of energy and support new industrial customers to help drive economic growth and insulate us from volatile gas prices,” he said. Speaking ahead of Ofgem’s announcement, Keith Anderson, the chief executive of
National Gas owns and operates Britain’s gas transmission network, and will receive funding through the Ofgem plan. Its chief executive Jon Butterworth welcomed the investment, saying it confirmed “the critical role that the gas transmission system plays in Britain’s energy security now and for decades to come”. He said the company would undertake a detailed