Watchdog says fines reflect ‘potentially serious risk to the public’ because of missed callout targets
The energy watchdog for Great Britain has fined three companies £8m for failing to respond to some gas leak emergencies quickly enough, potentially putting the public at “serious risk”.
Ofgem said the three firms – Cadent Gas, Scotland Gas Networks (SGN Scotland) and Southern Gas Networks (SGN Southern) – had agreed to pay the fine after missing callout targets that require them to attend suspected gas leaks within one to two hours in 97% of cases.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/30/three-gas-firms-fined-by-ofgem-for-being-too-slow-to-attend-leaks
Author : Kalyeena Makortoff
Publish date : 2025-05-30 07:40:00
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