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Green shares spark as UK lifts electricity windfall tax to speed up gas price delinking

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 21 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - Renewable sector shares sparked on Tuesday as the UK government said electricity generators will face higher windfall taxes as it pushes them to accept fixed-price contracts in an accelerated effort to protect consumers from gas market shocks such as the Iran war.


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