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Top stories today 💡 Ofgem to lift ban on acquisition-only tariffs before winter https://buff.ly/3QKN3uj Ofgem has confirmed its intention to remove the ban on acquisition-only tariffs (BAT) from October rather than keep it in place until next March. The energy regulator said the ban had now fulfilled its core purpose and consumers would see a direct benefit from removing it. One price comparison website called the move a “no-brainer”, however an energy retail chief executive told Utility Week it was “terrible news for customers” and accused Ofgem of being in thrall to switching guru Martin Lewis. ⚠️ DNOs raise legal concerns about retrospective connections reform https://buff.ly/4buwxXc Understanding the legal ramifications of applying retrospective changes to the connections process will be key to the success of National Grid ESO’s planned reforms. That is according to UK Power Networks and National Grid Electricity Distribution who have called for a thorough legal review of the proposed connections overhaul. 🦺 Most utilities ‘unlikely to comply’ with asset safety standards https://buff.ly/4bE9BER Two thirds of organisations in the utilities sector are unlikely to comply with on-the-spot Health and Safety Executive inspections due to a lack of data proving assets are maintained to regulatory standards. Nearly one fifth (18%) have also received enforcement action due to assets not meeting compliance standards, with 10% receiving a fine.

ACER recommends aligning Dutch gas transmission tariffs with the network code's information requirements https://lnkd.in/dVKB8Drx ACER releases its report on the Dutch gas transmission tariffs, directed at Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM), the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of the Netherlands. The report provides guidance on addressing the requirements of the Network Code on Harmonised Transmission Tariff structures (NC TAR) when defining the gas transmission reference price methodology (RPM) for the period 2025-2029.

Uganda’s power regulator, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), has announced a 5.2% reduction in electricity end-user tariffs for the first quarter of 2025. #Kikubolaneupdates

Top stories today (£) 💧 Anglian Water sceptical about benefits of rising block tariffs https://buff.ly/3VpDDqb Introducing rising block tariffs risks undermining efforts to conserve resources in water-stressed parts of the country, senior figures at Anglian Water Services have suggested. Instead of ruling out block tariffs, the company is adopting a “wait and see” attitude to see if they work in other regions. Pete Holland, director of customer and wholesale services at Anglian, told Utility Week that offering rising block tariffs would contradict with 20-years' worth of messaging about reducing consumption. ⚡ NESO requests first competitive tender for onshore transmission project https://buff.ly/3BfFIOF The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has written to Ofgem to request a competitive tender for the design, construction and operation of part of a new onshore transmission circuit between Scotland and England. It is the first time NESO has asked for a project to be tendered under the new early competition framework for onshore transmission being introduced by the regulator. 👨⚖️ Legal challenges will see Great Grid Upgrade projects face ‘over a year’ of delays https://buff.ly/49ndP43 A mass of legal challenges to the Great Grid Upgrade’s controversial plans for new pylons means that the programme faces delays of “far longer” than a year, a senior Tory MP has warned. Harwich MP Sir Bernard Jenkin, who chairs the cross-party group of East Anglian MPs campaigning against the proposed Norwich to Tilbury transmission upgrade, has urged a rethink of the reliance on pylons in National Grid’s wider £54 billion programme.

Analysis reveals that the top ten cheapest fixed energy tariffs now save only £5 a year compared to the price cap Cornwall Insight #energytariff #energyuse #energypricecap #energysupplier #energycustomers #energycosts https://lnkd.in/eYGn9wQZ

A comprehensive review of electricity tariffs, focusing on consumer affordability, #inp #independentnewspakistan #inp_wealthpk #consumer #affordability #electricity Read Article, click on ⬇️ link

20 Hours Power Supply: Guide to Determining Your Feeder Band for Electricity Tariffs https://lnkd.in/g3B-yp5G

In January 2024, the Federal electricity sector regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NERC) committed to reviewing electricity tariffs once every month following changes in macroeconomic conditions in the country which impact end-use electricity tariffs in Nigeria vide the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2024 (MYTO 2024). In the past few weeks, and indeed since the beginning of the year, there has been several regulatory decisions from NERC, signaling increased competition in the retail market. Paramount among these was the complete liberalization of the tariffs paid by Band A customers in the Federal electricity market. On 28 March 2024 (effective 3 April 2024) and 3 May 2024 (effective 6 May 2024), NERC followed its commitment towards reviewing end-use tariff due to changes in variables in microeconomic conditions in end-use tariffs by issuing the April 2024 Supplementary Order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order - 2024 (April 2024 Supplementary Order). This was followed by the May 2024 Supplementary Order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order - 2024 (May 2024 Supplementary Order). Together, (the Regulatory Orders).  In this newsletter we review the Regulatory Orders noting the likely impact in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). To read this newsletter, please click this link https://lnkd.in/dFGFxc3s ________________________________________ #OlaniwunAjayi #ElectricityTariff #NERC #MultiYearTariff2024 #ElectricityTariffIncrease #PowerSector

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