Centrica plc (CPYYY)
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Centrica chief executive warns high energy prices could last two years
Chris O’Shea said he suspects the prices will stay high for at least the next 18 months.
- Reuters
Centrica CEO: Brace for high energy bills for two years
LONDON (Reuters) -Centrica, the owner of British Gas, said natural gas prices will remain high for up to two years so the government should target help towards the poorest customers who will struggle with a 50% rise in heating bills. A rapid rise in gas prices in Europe in 2021 has sent power prices soaring, driving up inflation and triggering the collapse of over 20 energy suppliers in Britain's liberalised consumer electricity and gas market. "The market suggests the high gas prices will be here for the next 18 months to two years," Chris O'Shea, chief executive of Centrica, told the BBC.
