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UK energy support schemes' cost halved as mild winter tames prices

Britain is likely to spend 69 billion pounds ($82.95 billion) on schemes to protect households and business from soaring electricity costs, half of the original estimate, a UK spending watchdog said, as a mild winter softened energy costs.

read more... 07/02/2023

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UK must review decision to block UK-France power cable project

Britain must review its refusal to grant development consent for a high-voltage undersea power cable project linking Britain and France, London's High Court ruled on Tuesday.

read more... 26/01/2023

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UK's Crown Estate to lease sites for six offshore wind projects

Britain's Crown Estate will lease sites for six offshore wind projects capable of generating enough green electricity to power more than seven million homes by 2030 under agreements announced on Thursday.

read more... 20/01/2023

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UK outlines electricity capacity market reforms, incentivising clean suppliers

Britain announced new proposals on Monday aimed at avoiding electricity blackouts and incentivising greater investment in low carbon technologies.

read more... 10/01/2023

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UK to reduce support for business energy costs

Britain's government will set out next week how it intends to scale back subsidies for businesses' soaring energy costs, after finance minister Jeremy Hunt described the current programme as "unsustainably expensive".

read more... 05/01/2023

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