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Call for more intervention on energy

By Ed Crooks, Energy Editor

Published: August 4 2009 23:32 | Last updated: August 4 2009 23:32

An “interventionist” approach by the government will be needed if security of energy supply is to be guaranteed, a report commissioned by the prime minister will conclude on Wednesday.

Malcolm Wicks, the former energy minister appointed by Gordon Brown as his special representative for international energy issues, will say that “the time for market innocence is over” and that the government needs to do more to safeguard electricity and gas supplies.

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