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Taxpayers’ Bulb bailout cost plunges after Octopus supply deal with government
The cost to taxpayers of rescuing the biggest residential energy supplier to collapse during the recent industry crisis has plunged…
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Octopus Energy seals bid to take over 1.5 million Bulb customers
Octopus Energy has sealed its deal to buy Bulb, a collapsed energy rival that has been funded by billions of…
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Scottish Power chief slams government’s handling of ‘unfair’ Bulb sale
Scottish Power has launched a broadside against ministers’ handling of the sale of Bulb, the nationalised utility, accusing them of…
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Taxpayer’s Bulb bill to hit £4bn as Octopus Energy closes in on takeover
Octopus Energy is close to clinching a takeover of stricken rival Bulb in a deal that will crystallise up to…
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Octopus Energy seeks £1bn taxpayer support to seal deal for stricken Bulb
Octopus Energy has asked the government for a £1bn taxpayer funding package to seal a takeover of Bulb, its stricken…
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Taxpayers face £3bn Bulb bill as Russian invasion sends gas prices soaring
British taxpayers are facing a bill for the rescue of Bulb, the collapsed energy company, that could hit £3bn or…
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Two more energy firms power down as taxpayer keeps lights on at Bulb
The demise of two more household energy suppliers has been confirmed by the industry regulator, less than 24 hours after…
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Collapse of Britain’s seventh-biggest energy firm Bulb confirmed – leaving taxpayers to take the strain
Bulb, Britain’s seventh biggest energy supplier, has formally entered into administration – becoming the biggest victim so far of the…
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Bulb creditor Sequoia inflames insolvency row over £55m secured loan
The secured creditor to the parent company of Bulb has pushed through an eleventh-hour switch in its administrator as it…
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Bulb administrators line up bankers to seek buyer for stricken energy company
A leading US investment bank is to be hired to find a buyer for Bulb, the stricken energy company, as…
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