Daily: Power To The People - Inside the Energy Crisis

<p>With gas prices soaring, and energy companies going bust, is it time for the Government to intervene? And while the Business and Energy Secretary described events as a “perfect storm”, how much of that storm was warned about, and even self-inflicted? Former energy trader and co-founder of one of the UK’s largest green energy suppliers, <strong>Amit Gudka</strong> tells Alex Andreou why Britain is so exposed to volatile prices, what the Government should be doing to solve the crisis, and if Brexit is to blame.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“<em>This is a sector where there have been very low margins for a while, putting a cap on prices only increases the pressure.” - </em><strong><em>Amit Gudka</em></strong></li><li>“<em>If you nationalise the supply sector, with the UK being a net importer of gas, you do put yourself at risk to global price rises.” - </em><strong><em>Amit Gudka</em></strong></li><li>“<em>Moving investment into batteries is the big challenge, but it</em>’<em>s also a big opportunity.” - </em><strong><em>Amit Gudka</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>