Exclusive: NAO to investigate deal amid calls for greater transparency over price paid to government

The spending watchdog is to examine Octopus Energy’s takeover of Bulb after the collapsed energy supplier was bought out of a state-handled administration.

The Guardian understands that the National Audit Office’s comptroller and auditor general, Gareth Davies, has commissioned work to scrutinise the deal.

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