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This article outlines recent developments in the Competitively Appointed Transmission Owner (CATO) regime, which introduces competitive tendering for onshore electricity transmission assets, moving away from the traditional model of exclusive delivery ...

After Brexit stalled attempts to introduce competition into GB's onshore electricity networks, it looks like it's finally going to happen. Read more here >

Rumours of the death of the CATO have been greatly exaggerated. New workshops with National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) will set out a potential model of early competition and how this would be implemented.

Ofgem shows that competition in electricity transmission is still high on their agenda after CATO and are looking at alternative ways of bringing in competition.

Ofgem have published a consultation on the North West Coast Connections project's suitability for competitive tendering.

This article summarises Ofgem's decision on its May 2016 consultation on criteria, pre-tender and conflict mitigation arrangements for competitively appointed transmission owners (CATOs) which we reported on previously.

Ofgem are continuing the consultation process on competitively appointed transmission operators (CATOs), following on from their October 2015 consultation which we reported on previously.

DECC publishes new draft legislation to increase Ofgem's powers. On 21 January 2016, DECC published for pre-legislative scrutiny a document called Draft Legislation on Energy along with two Impact Assessments. It aims to give Ofgem the necessary powers ...