Britain's energy grid operator has repeatedly failed to file crucial reports on electricity planning and risks to the regulator Ofgem, it has been claimed.
Following a power outage in 2019 affecting one million people, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) was supposed to submit a report to Ofgem each year about possible high-risk grid events and how much it would cost to manage them.
But, according to The Times, the report for this year has been scrapped because Neso took too long to complete last year's version.
Ofgem exempted Neso from submitting a risk report this year as it said there would be insufficient time for Neso to get its report for 2027 ready if it spent time completing this year's filing.
In 2025 Neso tried to get Ofgem to approve a proposal in last year’s risk report that its standards be watered down. Ofgem rejected the proposal.
