Former Labour energy spokesman Ferd Crone recently suggested that the state takes a minority stake of between 20 to 30 percent in energy firms to safeguard the public interest.
Eni,Dong,Vattenfall finalists in Nuon bid -Volksrant
Three energy concerns, including Denmark's Dong and Sweden's Vattenfall, have been given more time to make a bid for the takeover of Nuon, Holland's second largest energy concern, Friday's Volkskrant reported.