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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
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What for?
by area of lawWho?
by company- National Grid Electricity Transmission plc €23.2m 60 % · 1 case
- Southern Gas Networks plc €6.89m 18 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €6m 16 % · 1 case
- Cadent Gas Limited €1.78m 5 % · 1 case
- Scotland Gas Networks plc €832,145 2 % · 1 case
- Audax Renovables, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal €22,000 0 % · 1 case
- Capwatt Retail Gás PT, S.A. €12,000 0 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | €6m |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 3 | €9.51m |
| 2026 | 3 | €23.2m |
7 cases
22 Sep 2026 Audax Renovables, S.A. – Sucursal em PortugalPortugal: 22,000 EUR against Audax Renovables over missing gas reserves and hotline €22,000
On a total of 249 days, the Portuguese branch of the energy supplier failed to hold the mandatory natural gas security reserves, did not correctly show network charges on invoices, did not publish, or published late, mandatory information and its quality report, and failed to meet the standards for hotline waiting times. In a settlement procedure, the Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority, ERSE) set a fine of 44,000 EUR and reduced it to 22,000 EUR.
Security of supply and service obligations in the energy sector are sanctioned individually – a compliance calendar for reserves and reports helps.
- Authority / court
- Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Regime Sancionatório do Setor Energético (RSSE), Art. 28, 29; Decreto-Lei n.º 62/2020, Art. 96; RRC; RQS
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement (transação) with full admission, remediation of all infringements
- ERSE – Decisões sancionatórias: Processos n.º 47/2024 e 62/2025 – Audax Renovables, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Aug 2026 Capwatt Retail Gás PT, S.A.Portugal: 12,000 EUR against Capwatt over gas reserves and dispute resolution notice €12,000
In several months of 2023 and 2024, the gas supplier did not hold the natural gas security reserves and did not name the competent alternative dispute resolution bodies in customer contracts. The Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority, ERSE) accepted the settlement proposal, set a fine of 24,000 EUR and reduced it to 12,000 EUR.
Mandatory information in consumer contracts – for example on dispute resolution – belongs in a regularly reviewed contract template.
- Authority / court
- Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- RSSE, Art. 29; Decreto-Lei n.º 62/2020, Art. 57, 96; Portaria n.º 59/2022; RRC Art. 22
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement with admission and remediation
- ERSE – Decisões sancionatórias: Processo n.º 50/2024 – Capwatt Retail Gás PT, S.A. Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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11 Mar 2026 National Grid Electricity Transmission plcNational Grid (NGET): 20 million GBP after neglected Harker substation €23.2m
Between 2016 and 2021, the transmission system operator did not adequately monitor, maintain and repair the civil structures of the 132 kV Harker substation near Carlisle – a hub for electricity exchange between Scotland and England – and thereby also delayed grid connections. NGET accepted the breaches and paid 20 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.
Operators of critical networks must systematically inspect even the inconspicuous civil structures of their installations – a maintenance backlog becomes a threat to supply.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Electricity Act 1989, s. 9(2); Standard Licence Condition B7 (Transmission Licence)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
Original amount 20,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Mar 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2025 Southern Gas Networks plcSouthern Gas Networks plc: 5.8 million GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €6.89m
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its southern England network to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 5.8 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 5,800,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2025 Cadent Gas LimitedCadent Gas Limited: 1.5 million GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €1.78m
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its North London and North West networks to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 1.5 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 1,500,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2025 Scotland Gas Networks plcScotland Gas Networks plc: 700,000 GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €832,145
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its Scottish network to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 700,000 GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 700,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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20 Jul 2023 a Spanish power generatorCNMC: €6m fine on a Spanish power generator for price manipulation in balancing market €6m
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC, Spanish competition and markets authority) fined the power generator 6,000,000 EUR because between March 2019 and December 2020 one of its gas-fired plants submitted unjustifiably excessive bids in the technical constraints market that differed markedly from its own bids in the day-ahead market. In addition, the company must pay 35,500,000 EUR as compensation over 22 months to the system operator (Operador del Sistema) for the benefit of the demand side; this compensation is not a fine and is not included in the amount.
Bids in balancing and ancillary services markets must not differ markedly from the company's own bids in other market segments without objective justification; exploiting weak competition can be punished as price manipulation with compensation for the damage.
Bidding conduct and the ban on manipulation in energy markets
- Authority / court
- Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 65.33 und Art. 69.1.b) Ley 24/2013 del Sector Eléctrico
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 27 Jul 2023
- CNMC, Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Company name anonymised since 20 Jul 2025 · Direct link