Nuclear projects

Nuclear projects

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Nuclear Projects—content

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Practice Note: The Energy White Paper—an overview [Archived] which has been archived and is no longer

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Latham, Slaughter and May help steer £1.5bn UK LNG buy

Law360, London: Centrica said on 14 August 2025 that it has jointly acquired Europe's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal from National Grid Plc together with a US infrastructure investor for an enterprise value of £1.5bn.

Energy weekly highlights—14 August 2025

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes issue by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) of 10 working days’ notice confirming that the evidence submission window for the one-off 'Gate 2 Whole Queue' (G2WQ) exercise in connection with the TMO4+ grid connections reforms will close on Tuesday 26 August 2025. Developers participating in G2WQ must ensure that the requisite evidence is submitted by this deadline and ideally as soon as possible. In addition this week, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce's interim report identifying regulatory barriers to nuclear development. Ofgem has also launched a consultation on draft authorisation conditions and accompanying guidance aimed at mitigating the risk and impact of financial failure in the heat networks sector.

DESNZ publishes 2025 post implementation review of Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its 2025 post implementation review (PIR) of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Regulations 2014, SI 2014/1643. The review draws on the Phase 3 notification of compliance data from the Environment Agency, as well as unpublished interim data from Phase 3 action plans and follows the 2020 PIR. It recommends that no major changes be made to SI 2014/1643 until the conclusion of a full evaluation of the scheme in May 2026, after which a comprehensive PIR will be completed. The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of energy audits and reporting in identifying and delivering energy efficiency savings across organisations.

DESNZ and Ofgem publish response to heat networks consumer protection consultation

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Ofgem have published their response to the November 2024 consultation on introducing consumer protection requirements within the heat networks regulatory framework. The response sets out the implementation timeline for the new regulatory framework and confirms that stakeholder feedback has been incorporated into the legislation establishing consumer protections as part of the wider market framework. This new framework introduces key measures such as fair pricing, complaints handling, billing transparency and customer debt support measures. The response also includes updated draft authorisation conditions. DESNZ expects to enact the relevant legislation in 2026, with a further consultation on technical standards planned for later in 2025.