Green Deal Finance Company secures £50m rescue package

James Murray
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EXCLUSIVE: DECC funding proposal worth £34m and £16m of private investment brings an end to liquidation fears for energy efficiency loans provider

The organisation at the centre of the government's Green Deal energy efficiency loans scheme, the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC), has secured access to a £50m rescue package that will bring to an end...

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