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French utility giant Engie to buy leading UK electricity distributor

French utility firm Engie has announced it will buy the British electricity distributor, UK Power Networks, for €10.5 billion as part of its strategy to weather variations in the energy market due to geopolitics.

Radio France Internationale

France’s Engie strikes deal to buy UK Power Networks for £10.5bn

French utility to acquire owner of electricity cables and power lines across London, south-east and east of England

The Guardian - UK

Millions of litres of oil seeping into UK soil from ageing electricity cables

FOI requests reveal leaks beneath cities, residential areas, riverbeds and fields in ‘huge problem for environment’

The Guardian - UK

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UK Power Networks fined £40k for carrying out 'unsafe' works in central London

The company was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates Court and was ordered to pay fines of £40,000

Evening Standard

Will heat pumps cause blackouts?

In the latest in our series, we look at claims heat pumps will cause a risky surge in electricity demand

The Guardian - UK

Why are we talking about Britain’s cost of living crisis? The real culprit is bosses’ ‘greedflation’

Soaring profits are a bonanza for executives and shareholders, but all that’s on offer for workers are real-terms pay cuts, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

Thousands left without power across south-east England after substation fault

Thousands of homes were left without power across south-east England on Thursday.

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Storm Larisa to bring blizzards to UK as thousands of homes hit by power cuts

‘Avoid travelling’ through gusting winds and heavy snow says Met Office

The Independent UK

UK power cuts leave nearly 40,000 Brits without electricity in 10 regions

Brits across the south east and east of England have been hit by a number of power cuts that have left tens of thousands of people without electricity this morning

Daily Mirror

'Blackout chaos' warning issued by union as 1,300 power grid workers balloted over pay

If backed, industrial action could affect people living in millions of homes across parts of the country

Wales Online

UK Power Networks staff threaten to strike over union claims of 'rampant profiteering'

Around 1,300 workers at UK Power Networks - who maintain the electricity grid in London, the South East and East - are being balloted in a pay row led by Unite union

Daily Mirror

‘Rampant profiteering’: Unite asks Ofgem to cap power distributors’ profits

Exclusive: after UK networks rake in £15.8bn, Sharon Graham says they are holding the public to ransom

The Guardian - UK

Watch as underground explosion rocks Barking

This was the scene after an underground explosion under the pavement outside a high street bank in Barking.

Evening Standard

OVO is giving away hew high-tech £7,500 boilers for free in trial

The Zero Emission Boilers cut carbon by up to 40% and will be powered with cheaper energy

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Daily Record

Hamilton native powers his way to top motivational accolade

Neil Davidson has built his career in London and worked on the London 2012 Olympic Games

Daily Mirror

Struggling households can get extra help if their gas and electric has been cut off

Vulnerable and elderly Brits are being encouraged to sign up to the Priority Services Register, which means they could get extra help, cooked meals and other help during power cuts

The Guardian - UK

Labour is being too cautious on public ownership - it’s pragmatic policy

Instead of siphoning off profits to private shareholders, state utility companies could tackle the cost of living and climate crisis, says Cat Hobbs, founder of We Own It

Evening Standard

East London homes get temporary generators after substation fire in Poplar

East London homes are being hooked up to temporary generators after a fire at an electrical substation left thousands of home without power.

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Evening Standard

Huge areas of London left with no power 24 hours after substation blaze

A fire at an electricity substation and a fault in an underground cable caused power cuts across the capital

The Independent UK

Power cut hits parts of London as internet and traffic lights go down

At least 5,000 people affected by ‘fault on high voltage underground electricity cable’

Daily Mirror

Thousands of homes plunged into darkness as power cut hits 38 postcodes in London

Brits were forced to reach for their candles as they were plunged into darkness thanks to a power cut which hit homes and affected some phone lines

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