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The end of the Big Six as we know them

Nina Skorupska, REA

09 April 2018 • 5 min read

The shake up amongst the Big Six energy companies should herald big benefits for the clean energy sector, according to REA's Nina Skorupska

Life for an energy company was 'a little' easier when I started my career. The market was heavily centralised, very controlled (and controlling), unashamedly more engineering orientated and geared towards...

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