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Powergen UK - tariff, shares & contact details

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Powergen was one of the first energy companies to enter the newly deregulated energy market in 1989. Once a household name, the Powergen brand has long since been replaced after it was purchased by another provider in 2002.

Who owns Powergen?

Powergen was acquired by EON many years ago.

About Powergen

Originally a government-owned company formed by the acquisition of regional electricity boards, Powergen was sold off to private investors in stages during the 1990s. In January 2002, Powergen was bought by EON in a £9.6bn deal which was hailed as a platform for future overseas growth.

The company continued to operate under the Powergen name until 2007 when the Powergen brand began to be phased out and it adopted the name EON UK, a name that is more familiar today.

EON Group is now a large investor-owned energy company and its venture into the UK market has been significant, having firmly placed itself among the country’s major energy providers.

My old Powergen UK tariff

In this section, we’ll take you through what you need to know about what happened with your old Powergen tariff.

Can I access information about my old Powergen tariff?

Unfortunately, as the takeover of Powergen by EON UK happened such a long time ago, this isn’t going to be possible.

Powergen customers that were on fixed and variable tariffs were switched over to the equivalent EON tariff after the takeover. If you’ve taken no action since this time and it was quite some time ago, you’re most likely now on the EON EnergyPlan - its standard variable tariff.

You’ve likely either received paper or electronic bills each month, so you can either get details of your EON tariff by looking through your old bills or by logging into your online EON account.

Which new EON tariff am I on?

EON has two main types of tariff. Here they are:

  • Variable tariff
  • Fixed tariff

EON releases variations of these tariffs on a regular basis. For more information about EON tariffs, see our dedicated page.

Powergen shares

In this section, we’ll address commonly asked questions about Powergen shares, starting with the most obvious.

What happened to my Powergen shares?

If you had shares in Powergen when it was taken over in 2002, one of two outcomes is possible - in either case, you didn’t lose your money. Here are the two possibilities that could have happened:

  • Your share was cashed back to you on completion of the takeover based on the takeover price.
  • Your shares were transferred to the EON name.

For more information on your situation and what happened to your shares specifically, visit the Investor Relations section of EON’s corporate site.

Powergen contact information

You can no longer get in touch with Powergen, but as former Powergen customers were switched to EON, this is the company you’ll need to contact if you have any queries about your current tariff. For details about how to contact EON, check out our EON contact guide.

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