With the recent news that Ofgem are steaming ahead with its proposals to reform the energy industry; many involved in its day-to-day operations back the initiative, yet struggle to see how the governing body plans to implement these necessary changes.
Parts of central Europe have seen less than 40 per cent of the average rainfall from February to April in 2011. Even the wettest areas have seen less than 80 per cent of the mean for 1951-2000 according to the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre.
So what does this mean for energy production?