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National Grid's near-£50bn debt pile set to push up energy bills

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National Grid, once among Britain's most respected public utilities, is set to gain a new title – one of the UK's most indebted private companies. Its latest accounts show the power grid operator has built up net debts of £48bn as of Sept 30 – set to rise by another £4bn within…

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MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishRapidly rising debt at a major grid operator can weigh on the shares and on UK tariff expectations.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
  1. 01National Grid reports net debt of £48bn as of Sept 30, set to rise by another £4bn within six months.
  2. 02Chief financial officer Andy Agg expects overall net debt to grow into the £60bn to £70bn range.
  3. 03Much of the planned spending is driven by Labour's net zero and decarbonisation targets.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange since the story · reference
National Grid plcNG.LSEStock1,249.50 GBpMarket closedtoday -2.80%Negative NATIONAL GRID CEDEAR EACH REP 1NGG.BAStock72,050.00 ARSMarket closedtoday 0.00%Negative National Grid plcN1GG34.SAStock79.04 BRLMarket closedtoday 0.00%Negative
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