Barking and Dagenham heat network zone

Barking and Dagenham already runs council-owned heat networks through B&D Energy, which makes it one of the more developed pilot places. Its zone opportunity report, published in June 2025, points to Barking Riverside and the town centre as the strongest candidates, and notes the council is exploring wider opportunities with neighbouring Newham. No zone developer has been sought.

1. September 2024

   1Pilot

   Listed among the 28 places in the government's heat network zoning pilot, which published its first outputs in September 2024.

   Source: Heat networks zoning pilot (GOV.UK)

The study identifies two strategic zones, Barking Riverside and Barking Town Centre, and smaller candidate zones at Dagenham East, Becontree and Chadwell Heath.

Candidate areas come from government-commissioned studies and council work. They are not legal boundaries. A zone’s boundary is fixed only when it is designated under the zoning regulations.

We have found no appointed or bidding developer for Barking and Dagenham.

No statutory zone developer can be appointed until a zone is designated. Partners appointed by councils before then are listed as development or delivery partners.

• Barking Town Centre and Becontree networks · B&D Energy (council-owned)

  Source: Heat network zone opportunity report: Barking and Dagenham (by Ramboll)

• Barking Riverside network · Barking Riverside Limited

  Source: Heat network zone opportunity report: Barking and Dagenham (by Ramboll)

• 2 Jun 2025Remaining 13 zone opportunity reports published
• 23 Sep 2024First zoning pilot outputs: heat network zone maps

1. Heat networks zoning pilot (updated 25 November 2025) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 25 November 2025
2. Heat network zone opportunity report: Barking and Dagenham (by Ramboll) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2 June 2025

Record last checked 8 November 2026.