Acquisition would result in combined company serving about 9.6 million households if given regulatory approval
The German energy group E.ON has agreed to buy struggling UK rival Ovo in a deal that would create Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier.
The combined company will serve about 9.6 million customers, overtaking the market leader, Octopus, which serves almost 8m households in the UK.
So E.ON, a German company, is buying Ovo to become the UK’s biggest energy supplier with 9.6 million customers? That’s a lot of power in one place.
Corporate balance sheets are healthy but the outlook remains cautious. (0f9a08)
Ovo was struggling, so this acquisition makes sense. But will customers see any benefit, or just higher prices with less competition?
9.6 million households is massive—even bigger than Octopus. I hope regulators keep a close eye on this to prevent monopolistic behavior.
The jobs picture looks better on paper than it does in reality. (b47682)
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