It was yet another whirlwind month for the energy sector, with huge stories on cybersecurity, data centres, nuclear power, solar and oil and gas generation

WRITTEN BY: JAMES DARLEY

IRANIAN CYBER ATTACK: ARE UK POWER PLANTS SAFE FROM HACKERS?

It emerged that a small-scale British power plant was forced offline for four days in July following a cyber attack attributed to hackers linked to Iran. A spokesperson from DESNZ stated that the UK’ s wider energy system was not at risk, though concerns around energy security have since risen.

14 October 2026