Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Kalibrate's "Market Intelligence" product passed on retailer-specific sales data from petrol stations that allowed conclusions to be drawn about competitors and could facilitate coordinated pricing behaviour. In an agreement registered with the Competition Tribunal, Kalibrate undertakes to supply only aggregated and time-delayed data – the first case under the reformed abuse of dominance rules.

Authority / court

Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal)

Area of law

Competition law · Abuse of market power

Legal basis

Abuse-of-dominance-Bestimmungen des Competition Act (Fassung 2023)

Action

Order

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Published

24 Sep 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

Between 2019 and 2021, untreated sewage, sewage residues, diesel from a generator and waste entered a stream and the sea around Faversham and Whitstable; the circumstances of one incident were not reported to the Environment Agency, around 70 fish died, and bathing warnings were in place at beaches in Tankerton and Herne Bay for almost a week. The court imposed a fine of 2,416,666.67 GBP, 69,894.04 GBP in costs and a 190 GBP victim surcharge; it was the company's second conviction that year (announcement of 22 September 2026, exact date of judgment not stated). According to the annual accounts filed with the UK companies register for financial year 2026, the company had around 3,109 employees.

Authority / court

Bromley Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Environment Agency)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Regulations 12(1)(b) und 38(1)(a) Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Employees

1,000 to 9,999

Repeat case

yes

Published

22 Sep 2026

Original amount 2,486,750.71 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Sep 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

On 17 September 2026 the Shatin Magistrates' Courts (a Hong Kong magistrates' court), on prosecutions brought by the Labour Department (Hong Kong's labour authority), fined four companies for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations, the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations (Hong Kong workplace safety rules). The case concerned a fatal accident on 10 September 2023 at Hong Kong Science Park, in which a worker received an electric shock while carrying out electrical work. China Power International Development Limited and Towngas - China Power (HK) Integrated Energy Company Limited pay 908,000 HKD each, A. Kourage Limited 904,250 HKD and Skynet Engineering Company Limited 417,000 HKD, 3,137,250 HKD in total.

Authority / court

Shatin Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)

Area of law

Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents

Legal basis

Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations; Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Published

17 Sep 2026

Original amount 3,137,250 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Sep 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

Because revenue had been overstated at the company and its consolidated subsidiary or subsidiaries, the quarterly report for the third quarter of 2023 (filed on 10 November 2023) showed a consolidated loss of 1,382,861 thousand JPY instead of 1,662,516 thousand JPY; the registration statement for a share issue relied on this report, and on 26 February 2024 3,784,200 shares were issued for 3,999,899,400 JPY. After the company admitted the facts and the amount, an administrative monetary penalty (kachōkin) of 91,495,000 JPY was imposed: 1,500,000 JPY for the quarterly report and 89,995,000 JPY for the registration statement.

Authority / court

Financial Services Agency (FSA, 金融庁) auf Empfehlung der Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC, 証券取引等監視委員会)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations

Legal basis

Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA, 金融商品取引法) Art. 172-4 Abs. 2 a. F., Art. 172-2 Abs. 1 Nr. 1, Art. 185-7 Abs. 1 und 14

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Both partial amounts were halved because the company had filed a report for a reduction before the inspection began (Art. 185-7(14) FIEA).

Published

17 Sep 2026

Original amount 91,495,000 JPY, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2026.

Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link

Following a partial pipe collapse at the Fleetwood wastewater treatment works, untreated sewage flowed from three pumping stations into the Irish Sea for over 35 hours in June 2023; seven bathing waters were affected and shellfish beds were closed. The water company pleaded guilty to five offences and must pay a fine of 900,000 GBP, 62,225 GBP in costs and a 2,000 GBP victim surcharge. According to the annual accounts filed with the UK companies register for financial year 2026, the company had around 6,678 full-time equivalent employees.

Authority / court

Preston Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Environment Agency)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Regulation 38(2) Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Employees

1,000 to 9,999

Culpability

negligent

Mitigating circumstances

Around 38 million GBP invested in response and repair, and a voluntary payment of 250,000 GBP to Blackpool Council.

Published

8 Sep 2026

Original amount 964,225 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 Sep 2026.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

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.

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

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

In a settlement procedure the energy regulator ordered electricity and gas supplier Enforcesco to pay 107,920 EUR in total: 90,000 EUR (halved from 180,000 EUR) under the energy-sector sanctions regime and 17,920 EUR in voluntarily paid fines for economic administrative offences. The breaches included taking over 6,853 customers without explicit consent, failing to hold the required natural gas security reserves from January 2023 to February 2025, incorrect invoices, an unlawful disconnection and a call-centre answer rate of only 57.8% in 2023.

Authority / court

Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)

Area of law

Consumer protection and online retail

Legal basis

Lei n.º 9/2013 (RSSE), Art. 28 und 29, i. V. m. RRC 2020 und geltendem RRC, RQS, Diretivas ERSE n.º 1/2018 und 22/2022, Portaria n.º 59/2022; RJCE

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Culpability

negligent

Mitigating circumstances

Full admission, cooperation, remedying of all breaches, the company's financial situation and compensation of three customers (150 EUR in total) were taken into account in the settlement procedure.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link

Canterbury Crown Court fined Southern Water £7,127,083 for 13 breaches of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016, plus £149,000 in prosecution costs and a £181 victim surcharge. Between 2019 and 2021, failed pumps and poorly maintained equipment at the Margate and Broadstairs pumping stations led to several discharges of untreated sewage into the sea, some of which were reported only the next day or weeks later; beaches had to be closed. The company also admitted 35 further unlawful discharges from the same period.

Authority / court

Canterbury Crown Court (Anklage: Environment Agency)

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Reg. 12(1)(b) und 38(1)(a) Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Repeat case

yes

Published

17 Jul 2026

Original amount 7,127,083 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jul 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

The company paid HMRC a compound settlement of £569,157.07 for alleged breaches of the Russia sanctions. According to HMRC, while withdrawing from Russia in 2022/2023 it allegedly made sanctioned industrial goods available on two occasions to a person connected with Russia or for use in Russia, and provided related technical assistance. According to HMRC, this is the first time it has publicly named the company behind such a settlement.

Authority / court

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

Reg. 46Y(2)(c) und Reg. 46Z(1)(b) Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Voluntary disclosure and full cooperation with HMRC.

Published

29 Jun 2026

Original amount 569,157.07 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

In an action brought by Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, ZEA, France Nature Environnement and the City of Paris, the Paris Judicial Court (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris, 34th chamber) ruled that climate risks fall under the French duty of vigilance law and that Scope 3 emissions are part of the oil and gas group's activities. The vigilance plan without Scope 3 is incomplete, the court held; TotalEnergies must supplement it within six months, with provisional enforceability, and implementation will be reviewed by the court in January 2027.

Authority / court

Tribunal judiciaire de Paris (34. Kammer)

Area of law

Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence

Legal basis

Art. L.225-102-1 und L.225-102-2 Code de commerce (Loi n° 2017-399, devoir de vigilance); Art. 1252 Code civil

Action

Order

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Employees

10,000 or more

Published

25 Jun 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

Esso was fined £1m and ordered to pay £12,277 in costs. On 8 November 2022, a corroded steel tower at the Fawley refinery partially collapsed, damaged pipework and released around 2,400 kg of liquefied petroleum gas over 33 hours; workers were exposed to the risk of falling debris and potential burns. According to the Health and Safety Executive's investigation, the corrosion had been known since 2010 without appropriate action being taken.

Authority / court

Southampton Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)

Area of law

Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents

Legal basis

Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Guilty plea; no injuries.

Published

15 Jun 2026

Original amount 1,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

Due to errors by a processor of the energy supplier, incorrect details of a direct debit mandate were recorded, so that three bills instead of one were debited from the customer's account; call recordings and the mandate form had not been retained. ZENITH responded inadequately to the access request and did not correct the data (100,000 EUR), while Piraeus Bank infringed the right of access (10,000 EUR and a reprimand); Decision No. 8/2026 of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

Authority / court

Αρχή Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα (Hellenic DPA)

Area of law

Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency

Legal basis

Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. d, Art. 12 Abs. 3, Art. 15, Art. 28 DSGVO

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

Ofgem found that OVO Energy did not adequately monitor prepayment customers in vulnerable situations, did not properly support customers who self-disconnected and did not maintain the Priority Services Register properly; some internal training materials were unclear and contradictory. By way of alternative action, OVO is paying GBP 7m into the voluntary redress fund and providing GBP 3.4m in credit and debt relief to its most vulnerable customers; under a separate compliance engagement it is also paying GBP 1.1m to customers in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Authority / court

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

Area of law

Consumer protection and online retail

Legal basis

Standard Licence Conditions 26.1, 26.4, 26.5(d)(f), 27A.1, 28.1A/28.1B, 28.2 und 28.4 der Gas- und Stromversorgungslizenzen

Action

Other

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Remedial action during the investigation, including welfare visits to customers who had been disconnected for more than 72 hours.

Published

3 Jun 2026

Original amount 10,400,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 3 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

The manufacturer of solar tracking systems disseminated its results for 2023 by way of an "Otra Información Relevante" announcement containing inaccurate information. Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) imposed a fine of 190,000 EUR for a serious infringement; the company waived administrative appeals.

Authority / court

Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)

Area of law

Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations

Legal basis

Art. 297.1.e i. V. m. 297.2.d Ley 6/2023; Art. 17 i. V. m. Art. 7 MAR

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Published

3 Aug 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

From November 2023 to June 2025, the Indian conglomerate bought allegedly Omani and Iraqi liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) via a trader in Dubai which in fact originated from Iran; 32 payments totalling around 192 million USD were routed through US banks. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) assessed the violations as egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed; Adani had recklessly ignored numerous warning signs (AIS manipulation by the tankers, implausible loading ports, conspicuous price discounts, irregularities in the certificates of origin).

Authority / court

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 560); IEEPA

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

Remedial measures after discovery and cooperation with OFAC

Published

18 May 2026

Original amount 275,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 May 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

The CADE Tribunal convicted three petrol station companies because in 2017 they had divided the lots of municipal fuel tenders in Coronel Vivida (Paraná) among themselves in advance and had also coordinated retail pump prices. The fines on the companies initially totalled 43,953,905.42 BRL (Comércio de Combustíveis Stang 25,801,726.15; a further petrol station company 9,406,784.68; Pato Comércio de Combustíveis 8,745,394.59 BRL). On motions for clarification (embargos) the Tribunal reduced, on 1 July 2026, the fines on Stang to 4,615,849.76 BRL and on Pato to 1,090,682.28 BRL owing to a subsequently arising fact relevant to the calculation, leaving 15,113,316.72 BRL. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.

Authority / court

Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo

Area of law

Competition law · Cartels and collusion

Legal basis

Lei nº 12.529/2011; Art. 38 VI (Handelsverbot für natürliche Personen)

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

reduced

Sector

Energy and utilities

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not set out here.

Published

13 May 2026

Original amount 15,113,316.72 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 May 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

The Walloon water utility recorded and listened in on customer calls for quality control and training purposes; the Litigation Chamber of the Autorité de protection des données (Belgian Data Protection Authority, APD/GBA) found infringements of transparency and fairness as well as in the engagement of a sub-processor. It imposed two fines totalling 86,000 EUR (85,000 + 1,000) after reducing the amounts in view of the situation of the public utility; an appeal against the decision has been lodged with the Market Court.

Authority / court

Autorité de protection des données (APD/GBA) – Chambre Contentieuse

Area of law

Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency

Legal basis

DSGVO Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a, Art. 6 Abs. 1, Art. 12 Abs. 1, Art. 13, Art. 28 Abs. 3

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

under appeal

Sector

Energy and utilities

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

In 2020, malware entered the water supplier's network via a phishing e-mail and remained undetected for around 20 months; in 2022, attackers obtained administrator rights and stole data on 633,887 people, which ended up on the dark web. The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) criticised, among other things, monitoring of only 5% of the IT environment, outdated software such as Windows Server 2003 and a lack of vulnerability and patch management.

Authority / court

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

Area of law

Data protection · Data breaches and data security

Legal basis

UK GDPR Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. f, Art. 32 Abs. 1

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Energy and utilities

Culpability

negligent

Mitigating circumstances

40% reduction for early admission of liability; payment agreed without appeal.

Published

11 May 2026

Original amount 963,900 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 May 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

In two incidents in July and August 2022 around 423,000 litres of untreated sewage escaped in Carramar because plant had not been properly maintained, affecting a residential property, a sports field, bushland and Prospect Creek. After a guilty plea, the Land and Environment Court convicted Sydney Water and imposed AUD 225,000 for breaching its environment protection licence and AUD 15,000 for failing without lawful excuse to provide CCTV footage requested by the EPA.

Authority / court

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA NSW) / Land and Environment Court of NSW

Area of law

Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits

Legal basis

Bedingungen der Environment Protection Licence; Pflicht zur Vorlage von Informationen und Unterlagen gegenüber der EPA NSW

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Energy and utilities

Mitigating circumstances

25% discount for an early guilty plea.

Published

7 May 2026

Original amount 240,000 AUD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 May 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link