E.ON UK Plc - Notice of revocation of an electricity generation licence

Licence revocation

Publication date

Company

Industry sector

Generation and Wholesale Market

Licence type

Electricity Generation Licence

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF A LICENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 6 TOGETHER WITH REASONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 49A OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

Notice of Revocation

Whereas

1.  E.ON UK Plc (company registration number 02366970), having its registered office at Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8LG, United Kingdom, is the holder of a Electricity Generation Licence (“the Licence”) granted or treated as granted under Section 6(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (“the Act”).

2.  Section 6(8) of the Act provides that a licence granted or treated as granted under the Act may be revoked in accordance with any term contained in it. 

3.  The terms of the Licence provide that the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”) may at any time revoke the Licence on giving not less than 30 days’ notice to E.ON UK Plc where it agrees in writing with the Authority that the Licence should be revoked.

4.  By letter dated 28 June 2019 E.ON UK Plc requested revocation of the Licence.

Therefore

5.  The Authority hereby gives notice that with effect from 09 September 2019 the Licence shall be revoked.

Reasons for Decision

6.  The Licensee requested in writing to the Authority that the Licence should be revoked in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 2 of the Licence by letter dated 28 June 2019.

The Official seal of the Gas and Electricity

Markets Authority here affixed is authenticated by –

Lesley Nugent

Authorised in that behalf by the Authority