Overview
- Ofgem confirmed on Sunday that 15,300 household and 8,400 business accounts from Tomato Energy were transferred to British Gas.
- The regulator said energy supplies will continue without interruption and domestic credit balances are protected during the transition.
- Transferred households will be placed on a competitive tariff under the energy price cap, and customers can switch without exit fees once the move is complete.
- Tomato Energy had been barred from taking new customers in April over about £3 million in debts and was facing a proposed £1.5 million fine before collapsing last week.
- Centrica chief executive Chris O’Shea called the collapse the 31st supplier failure since 2021 and urged tougher financial resilience rules, ring‑fencing of customer funds, and greater transparency from Ofgem.