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Brookfield to acquire 20% stake in Octopus

Investment management firm Brookfield is set to acquire a 20% stake in Octopus Energy after reaching agreement to purchase Australian power company Origin. Origin Energy, which acquired its stake in Octopus after investing £300 million in 2020, is valued at just over £10 billion.

2 years ago

Weekend press: Three suppliers force-fitted 70% of PPMs as bills rocketed

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news coverage, the government has revealed that British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO force-fitted seven in ten of all the prepayment meters installed using court warrants last year. Elsewhere, Ovo has launched a tariff that is cheaper than the government's cap on household bills.

2 years ago

Commaret: Extending EBSS a ‘waste of money’

2 years ago

On the Move: Iain Conn, Pennon, So Energy

2 years ago

Spike in at-home dialysis care sparks energy bill concerns

2 years ago

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill becomes law

2 years ago

Shared PSR to go live at end of March

2 years ago

Anglian sets targets to close ethnicity pay gap

Anglian Water has set out plans to shrink the difference between median pay of ethnically diverse employees compared to white staff. Staff volunteered information on their ethnicity, providing the company with a base for its pledges to increase diversity and ensure transparancey of pay and bonuses. Severn Trent and Yorkshire have also voluntarily published ethnicity pay data

2 years ago