Gnergy, a Nepalese community owned company of energy provider, set up in last December by 200 former Gurkhas in Farnborough, Hampshire, will be officially launched nationwide on 24 November by Amber Rudd MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
The Gurkhas clubbed together to invest £600,000 to set up their own energy provider and is probably the most unusual of the new breed of independent suppliers. Initially targeting the 80,000-strong Nepalese community living in the UK, it claims to offer tariffs 5% cheaper than the rest of the market.
Tikendra Dal Dewan, a retired major and chief executive of Gnergy, said: “We have got the green light to take it across the UK and open it to anyone. There will not be any small print or obligations. People can come to our offices.”
Gnergy is based in the Gurkha Bhawan community centre in Farnborough. Graduates from the Nepalese community have been hired by Mr Dewan, including a Nepalese trader to source electricity and gas from the wholesale market on behalf of its customers.
Mr Dewan said that the aim was to turn a profit, as well as helping Nepalese integrate into UK society.
