Policy paper

National Emergency Plan for downstream gas and electricity

This National Emergency Plan, revised July 2023, sets out established procedures for responding to gas and electricity emergencies.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 16 December 2016
• Last updated: 28 July 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

National Emergency Plan for downstream gas and electricity (revised 2023)

PDF, 822 KB, 50 pages

Details

The National Emergency Plan for downstream gas and electricity provides an overview of the national arrangements for the safe and effective management of both downstream gas and electricity supply emergencies, established between:

• government
• the downstream gas and electricity industry
• the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
• the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• other interested parties

See also the National Preventive Action Plan: gas

Published 16 December 2016
Last updated 28 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 28 July 2023

   We have updated the National Emergency Plan for Downstream Gas and Electricity to reflect enhancements to operational procedures and the interactions between the sectors in the event of an emergency; also updates to governance and regulation, and to names of organisations and linked documents.

2. 6 November 2019

   Document updated to include a new common regional chapter under the provisions of the Security of Gas Supply Regulation 2017/1938. The chapter sets out arrangements for dealing with gas supply emergencies.

3. 16 December 2016

   First published.