Worldwide: Utilities

The UK government has fundamentally transformed how large-scale data centres receive planning approval by designating them as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects...

Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities is consulting on Grid Code modification MPID 345, which would impose new fault ride-through requirements on transmission-connected demand facilities, particularly data centres. The proposed compliance and derogation framework includes usage caps and curtailment procedures that could significantly impact customer operations and contractual entitlements under connection agreements.

Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority has launched a comprehensive public consultation on ten draft regulations that could fundamentally reshape the country's electricity market. The proposed amendments address critical operational challenges arising from the rapid growth of solar generation capacity, introduce stricter compliance mechanisms for unlicensed facilities, and establish new frameworks for storage integration and demand-side participation. These regulatory changes signal a strategic shift t

We have been tracking the development of the Competitively Appointed Transmission Owners (CATO) framework for some time...

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) recently published its long-awaited decision paper on the Large Energy Users Connection Policy, marking a significant development for data centre developers and other major electricity users in Ireland.

This article outlines recent developments in the Competitively Appointed Transmission Owner (CATO) regime, which introduces competitive tendering for onshore electricity transmission assets...

As sustainability becomes an integral part of developing and managing property, the possibility of a claim of greenwashing is now an important risk to manage...

During the pandemic and its aftermath there were discussions as to who should be responsible to cover expenses of a remote working employee made while performing his/her work such...

The draft legislative bill, which is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2024, will abolish the price supplement that offshore wind developers...