Council's 'gamble' on green energy scheme run by tycoon leaves taxpayers facing loss of £200million - Daily Mail

Cash-strapped Thurrock Council in Essex borrowed £655million of public money - the equivalent of triple what it spends on services each year - to invest in 53 solar farms across the UK.

Taxpayers face losing up to £200 million after a council 'gambled' more than half a billion pounds on a green energy scheme run by a fast-living financier, the Daily Mail can reveal. Cash-strapped T… [+5574 chars]

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