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UTILITY WEEK | 4TH - 10TH AUGUST 2017 | 5 Ofgem has appointed Diamond Transmission Partners (DTP) as preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension windfarm for the next 20 years. DTP comprises Mitsubishi and HICL Infrastructure. This completes the procurement process of Tender Round 4 of the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime. A consortium of Dong Energy, Kirkbi and PKA currently owns the transmission assets. ELECTRICITY Loss of EIB funds 'not significant' Losing funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) as a result of Brexit will not cause any "significant harm" to the UK's infrastructure pipeline. Speaking to Utility Week, Tideway chief financial officer Mark Corben allayed fears there could be an impact on UK utilities, and other infrastructure developers, if they are unable to access EIB funding after the UK has left the EU. He said: "I don't think it's as fundamental as there not being another large private sector project – that is probably too far. "There are other people who welcome the potential for the EIB to step back, because to some extent it has crowded out the commercial banks. Some of them would welcome the chance to play a bigger role and keep investment coming into the UK." "While our customer performance has improved over the RIIO period, it has improved at nothing like the rate of other GDNs" Chris Train, chief executive, Cadent. See interview, p6. Cadent chairman Gas distribution network Cadent has appointed a new chairman. Sir Adrian Montague CBE is currently the non-executive chairman of insur- ance company Aviva, Manchester Airports Group and The Point of Care Foundation, a charitable trust. MOSL chairman Market Operator Services Ltd (MOSL) has appointed Jim Keohane as its new chairman. He will assume his responsibilities as MOSL chairman from 1 September. He succeeds former chairman Andrew Pinder, who died in April. MOSL's current acting chair, Margaret Beels, will continue to serve as an independent non- executive director on the MOSL board. APPOINTMENTS Market Operator Ser- vices Ltd has published its quarterly review of the non-domestic water retail market. The report tracks switching rates and behaviours of customers as well as shis in market share controlled by competing retailers. Severn Trent Water has attracted the most new customers in the past quarter, while Castle Water has suffered the greatest losses. Water retailer gains and losses (as at 30 June) Castle Water Water Plus Severn Trent Water Yorkshire Water Anglian Water Business NWG Business Business Stream Water2business Pennon Water Services Affinity for Business South East Water Choice SSWB Ltd SES Business Water Everflow Greene King Clear Business Water Independent Water Networks The Water Retail Company SSE Water Veolia Water Retail Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Regent Water Albion Water Peel Water Networks Three Sixty Water Dee Valley Water Peel Water ADSM Albion Eco Thames Water Commercial Services Waterscan Icosa Water Services Cobalt Water Veolia Water Projects Water Choice -12,000 -10,000 -8,000 -6,000 -4,000 -2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 Retailers shown in order of market share Sewerage loss Water loss Water gain Sewerage gain Note: Water Plus currently logs all gains of service points against Severn Trent Water in the central system