This might relate to the terms of the #Octopus takeover of #Bulb, or government mismanagement, or both.
But the total cost of the bailout is apparently now £6.5bn. We could really do with an explanation, because it's hard to make that figure add up at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2022/nov/21/what-on-earth-is-going-on-with-the-massive-bulb-bailout?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other