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National Gas moves to hold winter gas import capacity steady

By Anthony at GridteamAI

Corrected on 27 October 2026. See our corrections.

National Gas has welcomed Ofgem's statutory consultation on changes to its licence. The changes would let it recover the cost of an agreement with Interconnector Limited to keep Great Britain's gas import capacity at winter 2025/26 levels, for this winter and beyond. National Gas says the agreement is subject to consultation and regulatory approval. Ofgem says it has already approved Interconnector Limited entering into it, and that this does not prejudge the consultation on cost recovery. The consultation closes on 20 November 2026. National Gas presents this as resilience under the N-1 Infrastructure Standard, covering very unlikely high-stress cases such as a 1-in-20-year peak demand day. It says the move should not be read as a sign that shortages are expected.