National Grid to be partially nationalised to help reach net zero targets

Electricity System Operator, the division that keeps the lights on in Britain, will form part of a new public body

The job of keeping the UK's electricity and gas flowing will be returned to public control by 2024, under government plans for the effective nationalisation of a division of National Grid.

A new public body, the Future Systems Operator" will have responsibility for planning and managing energy distribution, with a focus on the challenges posed by decarbonisation.