Condition A15

Revocation

Condition A15, Revocation, is one of the 29 Ofgem heat network authorisation conditions. It applies to every authorised person, and is set out at Section A, Condition 15 of Ofgem’s Heat Network Authorisation Conditions decision of January 2026. Registration with Ofgem closes on 26 January 2027.

Section A, Condition 15Section A — General conditionsCritical

What this condition requires

Ofgem may revoke the authorisation in whole or in part at any time, on not less than thirty days' written notice (or a shorter period agreed in writing), where: you agree in writing that it should be revoked; an amount payable to Ofgem under the conditions remains unpaid thirty days after becoming due and for fourteen days after Ofgem gives overdue notice; you fail to comply with a final order, or a confirmed provisional order, and do not rectify it to Ofgem's satisfaction within three months of written notice; or you fail to pay a penalty under regulation 31 and do not pay within three months of written notice (15.1.1). Separate grounds apply on the insolvency and related events set out in 15.1.2, which A12 also cross-refers to. Note these are the stated grounds — general non-compliance is addressed through the enforcement regime rather than by automatic revocation.

Applies to

Every authorised person.

Core requirement

This condition sets the grounds on which the Authority may revoke an authorisation, in whole or in part, and the notice it must give.

Key obligations

15.1.1, at least thirty days notice for grounds such as unpaid sums, unmet orders or cessation. 15.1.2, at least twenty-four hours on insolvency-type events. 15.1.3, at least seven days for a material misstatement in an application.

Evidence Ofgem will look for

Sums due to the Authority paid on time
Compliance with any order, penalty or redress
Accuracy controls over applications and early warning of insolvency triggers

Why this matters

The insolvency grounds bite on the company that holds the authorisation, which can be an asset light entity. Where a separate party supplies, its revocation is a continuity problem, which ties back to A13 and A14.

The condition in full

Reproduced from Ofgem’s Heat Network Authorisation Conditions decision, January 2026, Appendix 2.

15.1 The Authority may at any time revoke the heat network authorisation in whole or in part by:

15.1.1 giving no less than thirty (30) days' (or such shorter period as the Authority and the authorised person agree in Writing) notice in Writing to the authorised person:

(a) if the authorised person agrees in Writing with the Authority that the heat network authorisation (or part, as applicable) should be revoked;

(b) if any amount payable to the Authority under the authorisation conditions is unpaid thirty (30) days after it has become due and remains unpaid for a period of fourteen (14) days after the Authority has given the authorised person notice that the payment is overdue - provided that no such notice shall be given earlier than the sixteenth day after the day on which the amount payable became due;

(i) to comply with a final order (within the meaning of regulation 29 of the

Regulations) or with a provisional order (within the meaning of that regulation) which has been confirmed under that regulation and (in either case) such failure is not rectified to the satisfaction of the Authority within three (3) months after the Authority has given notice in Writing of such failure to the authorised person provided that no such notice shall be given by the Authority before the expiration of the period within which an application under regulation 29 of the Regulations could be made questioning the validity of the final or provisional order or before the proceedings relating to any such application are finally determined;

(ii) to pay any penalty (within the meaning of regulation 31 of the Regulations) by the due date for such payment and such payment is not made to the Authority within three (3) months after the Authority has given notice in Writing of such failure to the authorised person - provided that no such notice shall be given by the Authority before the expiration of the period within which an application under regulation 35 of the Regulations could be made questioning the validity or effect of the penalty or before the proceedings relating to any such application are finally determined; or

(iii) to comply with a consumer redress order (within the meaning of regulation 37 of the Regulations) and such failure is not rectified to the satisfaction of the Authority within three (3) months after the Authority has given notice in Writing of such failure to the authorised person provided that no such notice shall be given by the Authority before the expiration of the period within which an application under regulation 43 of the Regulations could be made or before the proceedings relation to any such application are finally determined;

(d) the authorised person fails to comply with:

(i) an order made by the court under Section 34 of the Competition Act

1998;

(ii) an order made by the Authority under Sections 158 or 160 of the Enterprise Act 2002;

(iii) an order made by the CMA under Sections 76, 81, 83, 84 and 161 of the Enterprise Act 2002;

(iv) an order or decision (as applicable) made by the Secretary of State under Sections 66, 147, 160 or 161 of the Enterprise Act 2002; or

(e) if the authorised person:

(i) has not within one (1) year after the date on which the heat network authorisation comes into force, commenced all of the regulated activities to which the heat network authorisation relates (or, in the case of a revocation in part, the relevant regulated activity or activities); or

(ii) has ceased to carry on all of the regulated activities to which the heat network authorisation relates (or, in the case of a revocation in part, the relevant regulated activity or activities);

15.1.2 giving no less than twenty-four (24) hours' notice in Writing to the authorised person if the authorised person:

(a) is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123(1) or (2) of the

Insolvency Act 1986, but subject to paragraph 15.2 of this authorisation condition) or has any voluntary arrangement proposed in relation to it under Section 1 of that Act or enters into any compromise or scheme of arrangement (other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation upon terms and within such period as may previously have been approved in Writing by the Authority) or the occurrence of any analogous event;

(b) has a receiver (which expression shall include a fixed charge receiver, a receiver appointed pursuant to the Law of Property Act 1925, an administrative receiver or other receiver within the meaning of Section 29 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in

England and Wales or a receiver within the meaning of Section 70 of the

Insolvency Act 1986 in Scotland) of the whole or any material part of its assets or undertaking appointed;

Insolvency Act 1986;

(d) passes any resolution for winding-up other than a resolution previously approved in Writing by the Authority;

(e) becomes subject to an order for winding-up by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(f) has a trustee in bankruptcy appointed, is subject to a debt relief order or a County

Court administration order, enters an individual voluntary arrangement or a breathing space moratorium or a debt management plan or the occurrence of any analogous event;

(g) has a trustee in sequestration appointed, enters a trust deed, a protected trust deed or a debt arrangement scheme or the occurrence of any analogous event; or

(h) has any event occur, or proceedings taken, in any jurisdiction to which it is subject, that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned above; or

15.1.3 giving no less than seven (7) days' notice in Writing to the authorised person where the Authority is satisfied that there has been a material misstatement (of fact) by, or on behalf of the authorised person, in making an application in relation to the heat network authorisation.

15.2 The authorised person shall not be deemed to be unable to pay its debts for the purposes of sub-paragraph 15.1.2(a) if any such demand as is mentioned in Section 123(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986 is being contested in good faith by the authorised person with recourse to all appropriate measures and procedures or if any such demand is satisfied before the expiration of such period as may be stated in any notice given by the Authority under paragraph 15.1.

15.3 A reference to revoking the heat network authorisation in part is a reference to revoking it in relation to one or more (but not all) of the regulated activities to which the heat network authorisation relates.

Does this apply to you?

Section A applies to every authorised person, so this condition applies to you regardless of whether you operate the network, supply heat over it, or both. The registration checker works out your full set in a few questions. Registration closes on 26 January 2027.