Millions wiped off UK energy firms as Davey moots Centrica break-up February 10, 2014 A FURTHER £335m was wiped off UK energy firms yesterday, after energy secretary Ed Davey wrote to regulators to ask them to scrutinise gas supply margins, and suggested Centrica could be broken up. Investors knocked £275m off British Gas-owner Centrica, while FTSE 100 peer SSE lost close to £60m. Around £10bn has already been wiped of [...]
Centrica finance chief leaves for Reed Elsevier January 7, 2014 CENTRICA finance director Nick Luff will depart the company this year to join information group Reed Elsevier, leaving Britain’s biggest household energy supplier in the midst of a political row over rising bills. Energy costs have become a big political issue in recent months, leading to intense scrutiny of utility companies like Centrica, after Ed [...]