Engie agrees £10.5bn deal to buy UK Power Networks

Stuart Stone
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French energy giant announces deal to acquire UK's largest electricity distribution company

French energy firm Engie announced this week it has agreed to acquire the UK's largest distribution network operator, UK Power Networks (UKPN), in a deal worth £10.5bn. The operator, which owns and...

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