EP UK acquires Irish CCGT

EP UK Investments  has completed the acquisition of 80% of the shares of Tynagh Energy, an independent power producer in the Republic of Ireland that owns a 400MW CCGT in east County Galway. The sellers were  EFS Tynagh Holding Company…

CMA opens investigation into SSE/Ovo merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a statutory merger investigation into Ovo’s pland to acquire the supply business of SSE. The merger would make it the UK’s second largest energy supplier and CMA is required to consider whether…

Capacity Market reinstated: the industry responds

Caroline Bragg, head of policy, Association for Decentralised Energy: “The ADE welcomes the European Commission’s decision to re-instate the Capacity Market’s State Aid. “Whilst undoubtedly not perfect, the Capacity Market has been an important revenue stream for decentralised energy and its…