Steelhenge Consulting, experts in energy and utilities resilience, to run series of 'Planning for an Energy Emergency' workshops with Gemserv
The energy emergency planning workshops, run by Steelhenge in partnership with Gemserv, are being held over March and April in Warwick and London. They will cover current gas and electricity emergency arrangements following the Government's recently published National Emergency Plan

WILTSHIRE, UK, March 22, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Steelhenge Consulting is delighted to announce that it will be running a series of 'Planning for an Energy Emergency' workshops in partnership with Gemserv. The workshops are designed to update delegates on the current gas and electricity emergency arrangements in light of Government's recently published National Emergency Plan (NEP) for downstream gas and electricity. The energy emergency planning workshops will be based on input from industry experts, such as Mike Gilbert and Andrew Knight (authors of the NEP), guest speakers from Ofgem and DECC, and representatives from national energy suppliers, along with discussion of relevant case studies. For more information, visit www.steelhenge.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1722 345 470.

Mike Gilbert is the Director of Steelhenge's Energy & Utility Resilience Services team, joining Steelhenge after an impressive career in the energy industry in which he specialised in emergency planning. As Head of Emergency Planning for the National Grid, he developed and implemented the emergency framework that enables the National Grid to respond effectively to any disruptive challenge to the business, in particular disruption to gas and electricity supplies. Mike continues to lead the joint industry and government Gas & Electricity Interactions Task Group which has responsibility for further developing and improving the arrangements for managing gas and electricity supply emergencies in the UK.

"These workshops will contain a great deal of information about energy emergency planning," said Mike Gilbert. "This is crucial for the Gemserv delegates as they advise companies that are part of the critical national infrastructure, and therefore must have a framework in place to deal with an energy emergency." When asked about the objectives of the workshops, Mike said "They'll ensure that participants have a comprehensive understanding of the role they play in emergency events, facilitating the implementation of effective and efficient energy emergency arrangements. The workshops will also provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the statutory, regulatory and commercial factors that influence the roles and responsibilities of energy industry players before and during a gas or electricity emergency."

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