22/06/2026
Seven months.
Thatโs how long Energy Pig has been waiting for payment from Octopus for completed works delivered under government-backed energy efficiency schemes.
For seven months, we have continued to pay wages, suppliers, installers, fuel costs, insurance, finance agreements and operating expenses while waiting for payment for work already completed.
The consequences have been severe.
We have had to restructure the business.
We have made redundancies.
We have entered into Time to Pay arrangements with suppliers and installation partners.
We have sold fleet vehicles.
We have sold company assets.
We have been forced to take on additional borrowing and payment arrangements to keep the business operating, incurring interest charges and financing costs that would never have arisen had payments been made within a reasonable timeframe.
The impact has not stopped with us.
Our delivery partners, installers, subcontractors and suppliers have all felt the effects. These are businesses that have invested in people, training, vehicles and infrastructure to help deliver the UKโs net-zero ambitions. Many are SMEs that simply cannot be expected to bankroll larger organisations indefinitely.
While completed works remain unpaid, businesses throughout the supply chain are carrying debt, absorbing interest costs, delaying investment decisions and facing uncertainty about their future.
We are repeatedly told how important the supply chain is to delivering energy efficiency and decarbonisation targets. Yet when payments are delayed for months, it is the businesses on the ground that are left carrying the financial burden.
This isnโt just about Energy Pig.
Itโs about the sustainability of the entire retrofit supply chain.
The work has been completed.
The costs have been incurred.
The interest charges are mounting.
The consequences have been real.
The question now is simple: When will payments be made?
