Author Archive for New Power

Ovo pays £58,000 for service failings

Ofgem has agreed a redress package with Ovo Energy rather than take enforcement action over poor service. The supplier’s agents missed appointments with customers, or turned up late, and then failed to compensate them as required by Ofgem. The failings…

Gaelectric sells 14 wind farms to CGN

Gaelectric has agreed to sell 230MW of wind energy assets on the island of Ireland to CGNEE Holdings, the renewable energy investment arm of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). The sale includes 10 operating wind farms totalling 184MW, and…

Uniper plans upgrade at Grain and Enfield CCGTs

Two existing UK combined cycle gas-fired power stations are to be upgraded. The plants at Enfield (400MW) and Grain (1200MW) are owned by Uniper, the company formed to hold E.On’s traditional generating assets. The upgrade will add around 4% to…