Octopus Energy inks deal to acquire Shell's UK and Germany home energy business

Stuart Stone
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Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson at the firm's heat pump centre in Berkshire | Credit: Octopus Energy
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Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson at the firm's heat pump centre in Berkshire | Credit: Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy Group to boost retail supply arm to 6.5 million customers with planned purchase of Shell Energy UK and Germany

Octopus Energy Group has today signed a deal with Shell subsidiary Impello Limited to buy the oil and gas giant's domestic energy supply business in the UK and Germany, paving the way for the company to...

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