A single electricity market for the whole of Britain took a step closer after National Grid was appointed GB System Operator under the British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements (Betta). The electricity market in Scotland operates under different arrangements from those in

Troubled nuclear power firm British Energy came under more pressure yesterday when Polygon Investments joined other shareholders calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to derail management attempts at a restructuring deal. British Energy fell into difficulties two years ago when wholesale

EDF Energy has spent £6m in an upgrade to electricity supplies for customers in the London Docklands area. An electrical switch house has been constructed as part of a new nine-storey apartment complex beside the Docklands Light Railway at Brunswick Wharf. The

British Energy will be split into three separate companies to win European Commission approval for its £5bn rescue deal. The company was rescued by a British government financial package in 2002 after a slump in UK power prices. The three companies will