British Gas
British Gas owner’s profits fall from record highs amid more ‘normalised’ market
Centrica said it will return a further £200 million to investors, despite profits easing back in the first half.
British Gas owner sees profits slump as energy markets stabilise
Centrica reported underlying earnings halving to £1.04 billion for the first half of 2024 from £2.08 billion a year ago.
British Gas owner avoids shareholder revolt over chief’s £8.2m pay packet
The Centrica boss Chris O’Shea’s pay deal was called ‘fundamentally wrong’ by campaigners, and comes after years of high energy bills across the UK.
British Gas owner avoids shareholder rebellion over chief’s £4m pay rise
Centrica boss Chris O’Shea said in January there was ‘no point’ trying to justify his salary before it nearly doubled to £8.2 million.
British Gas owner sees supply arm hitting targets two years early
Centrica cheered a ‘more normalised external environment’ as energy markets recover after the crisis sparked by Russia’s war with Ukraine.
Scottish Power, Ovo and British Gas ‘must urgently improve customer service’
The three firms were the worst energy suppliers at supporting customers, Which? found.
Sunak wraps up 11-hour Cop28 trip with new deal for UK wind farm
The Prime Minister said a deal worth up to £11 billion had been struck by energy firms RWE and Masdar.
UK can ‘stand tall’ at Cop28 summit, Sunak says
The Prime Minister insisted Britain remains a leader on climate action despite his rollback of ambitions.
King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change
Britain will be represented at the climate summit by the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and Charles, who is to make an address.
Rishi Sunak calls for ‘era of action’ at Cop28 climate summit
The Prime Minister will commit £1.6bn in UK funding for climate projects at the talks in Dubai.