Merger of SSE and npower is hanging in the balance

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Companies admit tie-up is threatened by government’s price cap and market conditions

 

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You make it sound like someone is about to toss a pancake...

The big energy suppliers are big enough already. The merger of SSE and npower wouldn't benefit anyone apart from their shareholders.

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