Article 64AWV ‘Significant risk’ of winter gas shortages in Great Britain, warns Ofgem

‘Significant risk’ of winter gas shortages in Great Britain, warns Ofgem

by
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#64AWV)

Electricity-producing firms ask regulator to change rules that could penalise them if gas supplies run out

Great Britain's energy regulator has warned there is a significant risk" of gas shortages this winter, which could also hit electricity supplies.

Ofgem's head of wholesale market management, Grendon Thompson, said a gas supply emergency could impose load shedding" on the largest consumers, forcing gas-fired power stations to close.

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