Wigan council will spend an estimated £10m a year on electricity in what has been deemed 'the best deal', a report has found. A new four-year contract has been awarded to current provider Npower by the council’s cabinet.
It will see the energy company provide power across all of Wigan town hall's property portfolio and schools from April 2023. No questions were raised by councillors in attendance at the cabinet meeting in Wigan Town Hall on October 27 as the plan was approved.
The ‘flexible purchasing’ approach means that it is not possible to give a precise cost over the course of the contract.
