Neso has commissioned an external law firm to investigate whistleblower allegations that senior staff instructed control room operators to avoid creating an audit trail during the late June heatwave, a period when grid frequency dipped to 49.66 Hz – below the 49.8 Hz operational floor but within statutory limits – and the operator paid millions for emergency gas generation. The accusations, raised in parliament by shadow minister Claire Coutinho, include claims that bosses “risk[ed] blackouts to protect Neso’s reputation”. The inquiry follows Neso’s July 9 margin notice, which was issued as extreme temperatures across Europe tightened margins and EDF warned of potential French nuclear curbs.
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The inquiry follows Neso’s July 9 margin notice, which was issued as extreme temperatures across Europe tightened margins and EDF warned of potential French nuclear curbs.
