Ofgem boss calls for truce in row over electricity market overhaul

Jonathan Brearley, the chief executive of Ofgem, also urged companies to have ‘an honest conversation’ about the plans. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

The head of Britain’s energy regulator has called for an industry truce in the deepening row over plans to overhaul the electricity market.

A decision on whether to replace the country’s single electricity market with several market zones, each with their own price, is expected within weeks.