Requirement for a Licence Section 4 of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) requires entities undertaking certain activities in the electricity sector to hold a licence....
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Legal basis The primary piece of legislation governing the electricity industry in mainland Great Britain (GB) is the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) which established the...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future CM support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court issuing its...
TitleClean Energy Package Entry into Forcen/a Transposition Deadlinen/a Amendmentsn/a Implementing legislation in England and Walesn/a SubjectEnergy efficiency; renewable...
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Background to competition in the UK energy sector The legislative framework for the energy industry in the UK remains the legislation which brought about privatisation of...
Electricity market reform and contracts for difference The Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme was developed by government to make changes to the Great Britain...
Introduction In May 2017, a PwC UK survey found that of 500 businesses questioned, 65% of UK businesses were ‘significantly concerned’ over cyber risks to energy...
Background to Electricity Market Reform (EMR)—the case for reform In 2010, the UK government identified that up to £110bn of investment would be required by 2020 in order...
Background At the time the Energy Act 2013 came into force, and to an extent to this day, the UK faced real and serious challenges in relation to its electricity...
Energy Company Obligation (ECO) replaces Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) was...
Introduction The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506, implement in the UK certain EU derived cybersecurity requirements...
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Click here to download the latest Electricity regulation 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered...