Basil Scarsella

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London mayor commits £10m to cut dig disruption

London mayor commits £10m to cut dig disruption

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has committed £10 million funding to plan and coordinate street works in London with the aim of reducing disruptions to transport services and residents' lives. It works with utilities, TfL, telecoms and other infrastructure providers to arrange planned works across the London boroughs so roads are not repeatedly dug up

6 months ago

Regulator must keep an eye on DSO laggards

11 months ago

Grid connection amnesty suffers from low uptake

Uptake of the National Grid’s connection ‘amnesty’ has been lower than expected, the company’s transmission chief has admitted. The deadline for customers to submit expressions for the amnesty has already been extended to the end of April but at the moment firms have shown little interest in giving up their connection offers.

1 year ago

Scarsella: Blackouts ‘very unlikely’ this winter

1 year ago

Scarsella on ED2: Asking for more money doesn’t show ambition

3 years ago

Electricity distribution networks argue against hasty decision on DSO separation

3 years ago

DNOs embrace Ofgem decision on RIIO ED2

3 years ago

Scarsella’s 10 tips from 10 years of UKPN

UK Power Networks’ chief executive Basil Scarsella looks back over 10 years since the company’s creation and the lessons learnt over that time.

3 years ago

#AskUsAnything: Net zero – how local and how fast?

Join the chief executive of UK Power Networks, Basil Scarsella, and former Ofgem boss, Dermot Nolan, to discuss how the energy sector can respond to local decarbonisation targets.

Date: 16/10/2020 11:00 am

Scarsella backs uncertainty mechanisms for ED2

4 years ago

Scarsella to remain at UKPN after withdrawing from Thames talks

Basil Scarsella has confirmed he will not be seeking the role of chief executive at Thames Water, for personal reasons. However, he told Utility Week he remains fully committed to his current role heading up UK Power Networks.

4 years ago

Assessing Scarsella’s legacy at UKPN

UK Power Networks chief executive Basil Scarsella is rumoured to be the leading candidate for the top job at Thames Water. With a decision expected before the end of the year, Utility Week’s Tom Grimwood looks at Scarsella’s performance in his current role.

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Scarsella linked with Thames top job

The papers this weekend have carried stories including a rumoured swoop by Thames Water on UK Power Networks' chief executive Basil Scarsella, as well as further news on Labour's plans for renationalisation.

4 years ago

UKPN appoints Ann Bishop as CEG chair

UK Power Networks (UKPN) has appointed Ann Bishop as the chair of its RIIO-ED2 Customer Engagement Group (CEG).

5 years ago

Chief executive’s view: reducing emissions is a job for us all

Since 1990, the power sector has made great strides in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions

6 years ago

Chief executive’s view: enabling the electric vehicle transition

"It is clear that for the UK to meet its climate change targets by 2050, it needs a targeted approach for all sectors, not just power"

6 years ago

Energy innovation should be ‘funded by industry’

Energy innovation should be funded by the industry, rather than by the regulator, according to

6 years ago