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SSE's proposed retail merger with Npower sparks competition concerns
Publication date: 08 November 2017
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The move by two of the UK’s largest utilities – SSE and Npower – to merge and create a new independent retailer that could become the second largest in the UK has raised competition concerns among consumer groups.
SSE confirmed it is in “advanced talks” with Germany’s Innogy SE, parent company of Npower, to merge their household energy supply and services businesses in the UK – a move described as ...