Britain came close to blackouts during last month’s heatwave – but energy bosses tried to hide it, whistleblowers have claimed.
Tory energy spokesman Claire Coutinho told MPs yesterday that operators said the grid failed to meet necessary standards as temperatures reached 34C on June 23.
She added that they claimed that the Neso (National Energy Systems Operator) corporate affairs team had tried to cover up the crisis.
But energy minister Michael Shanks insisted that electricity supplies were maintained and that no customers lost power.
However, he said that Neso – a government body set up by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband – had now ordered
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