Review of the Energy Market Investigation (Electricity Transmission Losses) Order 2016

The CMA carried out a narrow-scope review of the Energy Market Investigation (Electricity Transmission Losses) Order 2016.

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
23 July 2024
Last updated
13 November 2024 — See all updates
Case type:
Reviews of orders and undertakings
Case state:
Closed
Market sector:
Energy
Opened:
23 July 2024
Closed:
13 November 2024

Case timetable

Date Action
13 November 2024 Final Decision and Notice of Variation, and Variation Order published
23 July 2024 Consultation on provisional decision and Notice of Intention to Vary published
23 July 2024 Review launched

Published in line with the guidance on the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) approach to the variation and termination of merger monopoly and market undertakings and orders. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this webpage.

Final Decision and Variation Order

13 November 2024: The CMA has made its final decision that the coming into force of the Energy Act 2023 represents a change in circumstance, which results in certain parts of the Energy Market Investigation (Electricity Transmission Losses) Order 2016 becoming no longer appropriate as originally drafted.

Following our consultation on a Notice of Intention to Vary, we have now published our Final Decision and Notice of Variation. We have also published our Variation Order.

Consultation on provisional decision

23 July 2024: The CMA has provisionally found that the coming into force of the Energy Act 2023 represents a change in circumstance which results in certain parts of the Energy Market Investigation (Electricity Transmission Losses) Order 2016 becoming no longer appropriate as currently drafted. We have provisionally found that those parts should be amended by means of a variation order. Our consultation document incorporates a formal Notice of Intention to Vary the Order.

We’re now consulting on:

  • the CMA’s provisional decision on change of circumstances
  • the CMA’s Notice of Intention to Vary the Order
  • the substance of the proposed changes to the Order

The parts of the Order which are not covered by the proposed variation order remain outside the scope of this consultation.

Review group appointed

23 July 2024: The CMA appointed the following Panel group members to the review of the Energy Market Investigation (Electricity Transmission Losses) Order 2016:

Decision to carry out a review

23 July 2024: The CMA has decided to carry out a narrow-scope review of the Energy Market Investigation (Energy Transmission Losses) Order 2016 to reflect certain changes introduced by the Energy Act 2023.

Contact

remedies.reviews@cma.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 23 July 2024
Last updated 13 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Final Decision and Notice of Variation, and Variation Order published.

  2. First published.

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