Haringey Labour has called for an immediate rethink of the Green council’s planned forty-year contract with Energetik to provide a heat supply to the Selby Urban Village.
Labour councillors have secured a ‘call-in’ of the Green Cabinet’s decision to approve a contract with Energetik. The call-in request sets out significant financial risks to the council including:
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Enfield Council’s proposed sale of Energetik to a private owner, agreed in June 2026 and after Haringey Council began direct negotiations with Energetik.
- Energetik’s precarious financial position, reliant on uncertain customer growth caused by slowed housebuilding and a long-delayed agreement with North Middlesex University Hospital
- Potential delays to the proposed North London Waste Authority’s Energy Recovery Facility.
The call-in highlighted the risk to future residents at Selby Urban Village of being locked into an agreement without the ability to seek alternative tariffs or better conditions. It also raised the serious questions regarding Energetik’s model with so-called “low-carbon energy” to be provided by burning waste at an incinerator which has yet to be delivered.
Following the call-in meeting, the decision has been referred back to Haringey Council’s Green Party Cabinet to reconsider.
Cllr Ibrahim Ali, Leader of the Labour Group and councillor for Bruce Castle ward said:
“Selby Urban Village will provide homes and community space for decades to come. It would be entirely irresponsible for the Haringey Green Party to agree a contract for forty years, without first knowing who the contract will be with.
The contract with Energetik poses unacceptable risks to the council’s finances and environmental commitments. Most importantly, it locks our future council tenants into a monopoly without meaningful protections from rising bills.
When the facts change, responsible leadership reflects and adapts. The council must reconsider this plan and bring forward an alternative for Selby.”