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

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.