Procurement – Covid-19

Data connections logjam removal to unlock £40 billion annual investment

A streamlined, fast track approach to granting connections to the national grid holds out the promise of releasing some £40 billion a year in energy project investment.

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New era for energy storage investment promised from funding mechanism

Billions of pounds of investment is forecast to be unlocked by a funding mechanism introduced by Ofgem to kickstart long duration electricity storage (LDES) projects.

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Bill threatens to demolish environmental law, conservationists warn

Leaders from 32 conservation organisations have demanded amendments to the proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill that they say is completely one-sided and ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’.

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Sizewell C go ahead expected before Spending Review

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is being tipped to give the formal go ahead to construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant along with a new generation of mini reactors ahead of the Spending Review in June.

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Grenfell Tower council starts proceedings against companies

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council has started legal action against companies involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower in which 72 people died in a fire eight years ago.

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Water company price review redeterminations deferred for six months

Ofwat has agreed to a Competition and Markets Authority request for an extension of six months to the process for redetermining the price reviews for five water companies.

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Ofwat calls for speedier delivery of £50 billion investment programme

Water regulator Ofwat has written to the UK’s water companies challenging them to speed up delivery of infrastructure projects to help deliver on the government’s growth agenda.

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Controversial authority faces tighter scrutiny

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) with a Best Value Notice (BVN), following publication of the highly critical Tees Valley Review Report in January 2024.

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Government kickstarts £100 million fusion investment

In what is said to be a first of its kind partnership between a government and the private sector, over £100 million could be invested into the UK fusion energy industry.

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Environmental regulation reforms to boost growth

A review of environmental regulation commissioned by the department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs rules out the need for a ‘bonfire of the regulations’, but says the current system is outdated, inefficient and highly complex.

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