Miatta Fahnbulleh

Rule Changes

Authorised the regulator to grant consent for Jackdaw on October 21, 2026

The UK approved production from the Jackdaw gas field off north-east Scotland on October 21, 2026, after a court-ordered review of emissions from burning its gas. First gas had not been publicly confirmed by November 9, despite expectations it would flow by the end of October.

Updated 2 days ago

Built World

Approved the Sea Link consent

National Grid won development consent on 30 October for Sea Link, a 2-gigawatt cable running about 138 kilometres under the sea between Suffolk and Kent. Construction is due to start in early 2027 and finish by 2031.

Updated Nov 2

Money Moves

Co-signed the Warm Homes Loan Scheme factsheet

Households across the UK can now borrow £7,500 to £35,000 at zero or low interest to install a heat pump, solar panels or a battery, with no upfront cash. Ten lenders began offering the government-backed Warm Homes loans on 27 October, and the discounts are steep: E.ON Next customers can get 0% APR through HomeServe Finance, and The Money Co-op lends at 2.7%.

Updated Oct 30

Built World

Leads the UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sumitomo Electric opened the UK's first high-voltage subsea cable factory at the Port of Nigg on Scotland's northeast coast on October 19. The £350 million plant, inside the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, will make 525-kilovolt cables that carry offshore wind power long distances with less energy loss than alternating current. Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander said the UK had been the only G7 country without the capacity to make them.

Updated Oct 28