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  • EDF warns Hinkley Point may overshoot budget by £3bn

    September 25, 2019

    Britain’s signature new nuclear plant could cost up to £2.9bn more than expected, EDF warned today as it signalled that the chance of a delay to the project has increased. The French energy giant said that the new price for Hinkley Point C is estimated at between £21.5bn and £22.5bn, an increase of £1.9bn to [...]

  • Consortium led by Dalmore in talks to buy stake in UK’s £6bn nuclear power stations

    September 14, 2019

    A consortium is in talks to buy a 20 per cent stake in the UK’s nuclear power stations. Dalmore, Equitix and GLIL Infrastructure are the funds closing in on a deal for a share in the power stations, which are valued at about £6bn, according to Sky News. Read more: Energy group Wood to sell [...]

  • Energy firm Eon losing customers at ‘alarming rate’, report says

    March 14, 2019

    The number of energy customers abandoning Eon is growing at an “alarming” rate, experts have warned, as the Big Six continues to lose out. Figures from Compare the Market show that nearly 22 per cent of customers who switched suppliers on the site came from Eon. Meanwhile only seven per cent of customers are switching [...]

  • 160 jobs at risk as EDF pulls out of Nottinghamshire coal plant

    February 7, 2019

    French energy giant EDF will power down a 2GW coal-fired generating plant after half a century of service, the company said today, putting 158 jobs at risk. The Cottam power station in North Nottinghamshire will close its doors in September, after becoming economically unviable. Read more: Business groups worried as Hitachi pulls out of Welsh [...]

  • As competition heats up, meet the energy company taking on the Big Six by cutting consumption

    January 14, 2019

    You know the drill: energy companies lure you in with a cheap introductory rate, and once it expires, you’ve either got to repeat the hassle of shopping around for a new deal, or you’re automatically moved onto the provider’s expensive default tariff – otherwise known as the standard variable rate (SVR). This isn’t a glitch [...]

  • Brexit uncertainty boosts Wincanton profits

    November 8, 2018

    Logistics firm Wincanton reported strong results for the six months to the end of September as British companies scramble to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.   The figures Wincanton’s revenue was up a marginal 0.1 per cent to £581.8m. Profit before tax rose 48 per cent to £30.1m. Cash flow was up to £33.5m from [...]

  • EDF told to repay £1bn tax break to France

    July 22, 2015

    French electricity giant EDF was yesterday ordered by the EU to repay the French state almost €1.4bn (£1bn) in back taxes, in a case dating from 1997. And in a thinly veiled criticism of the French government the Euro­pean Commission said Elec­tricite de France had been given “tax breaks incompatible with EU rules on state [...]

  • Npower, EDF Energy, E.On UK, Scottish Power and SSE to follow British Gas price cuts

    July 15, 2015

    Analysts forecast last night that Britain’s remaining big five energy groups will quickly follow British Gas and cut gas prices for a further 28m households.   British Gas, owned by Centrica, yesterday cut gas bills by five per cent – the second reduction in six months.   The cut will come into effect for its [...]

  • Energy suppliers defend pricing despite government criticism

    June 1, 2015

    Energy secretary Amber Rudd has told the “big six” energy companies to cut bills for consumers, saying the firms can no longer claim they are burdened by the promise of a Labour-led price freeze. Rudd sent letters to the six suppliers – British Gas, EDF Energy, E.On UK, npower, Scottish Power and SSE – on [...]

  • 400 jobs cut at EDF’s Hinkley nuclear power station project

    April 2, 2015

    French power giant EDF has cut 400 contractors' jobs at the £16bn Hinkley Point C power station. In a statement, the company said because negotiations with potential investment partners have been delayed, it was not prepared to keep investing in the project – although it will continue to make preparations for the next phase of [...]

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