The Commerce Commission has issued a formal warning to Contact Energy and TrustPower following an investigation into possible bid-rigging behaviour.
The commission today said its investigation found communications between Contact and TrustPower over the purchase in 2002 of the Cobb hydroelectric power station, near Nelson, owned by NGC Holdings.
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