Spanish power giant Iberdrola, which owns Scottish Power, said it plans to invest £4 billion in clean and renewable energy projects in the UK over the next two years... more
After Britain’s infrastructure assets were the subject of a blitz of privatisations in the Eighties and then faced a host of takeover deals, many now lie under foreign ownership... more
At least one veteran stock market player reckons he’s managed to make a good living from the City by taking note of what Merrill Lynch is recommending, and bet heavily the other way... more
Months — possibly years — of wrangling kicked off today as the Government shortlisted 11 sites for the construction of new nuclear power stations... more
The Treasury is expecting a windfall running into hundreds of millions of pounds after an eBay-style auction of new nuclear power station sites looked set to go into a second week... more
Energy: The scramble for the British nuclear industry has intensified as it emerged that another French heavyweight is bidding to build new multi-billion-pound reactors in the UK... more
Analysis: You could be forgiven for thinking the go-ahead for the unwanted construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport is nothing but a carbon dioxide-filled smokescreen... more
Up to half a dozen blue-chip companies face losing their place as constituents of the Footsie 100 index when the regular quarterly review is undertaken later this week... more
National Grid indicates it could be on the verge of turning the tide of industrial history by bidding for a major chunk of Germany's electricity market... more
French electricity monopoly EDF is the forerunner to take over UK nuclear energy generator British Energy in a deal that could be worth £10 billion.... more
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