LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Electricity Council on prices

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:05:00

Description

Interview with Sir Frank Tombs, Chairman of the Electricity Council, who talks about the company’s £250 million profits and proposed energy price increases. He says increases in coal and oil prices along with the Price Commission delay and Government debt repayments have increased costs significantly. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Francis Tombs

Keywords

Prices; Energy resources; Electricity Council; Electricity; Oil; Coal; Electric power; Profits; Financial statements; Electricity utilities

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