LONDON (Reuters) - British utility Centrica (>> Centrica) is not considering a spin-off of its British retail energy arm, CEO Iain Conn said on Monday.

"We believe we can have an attractive energy business in the UK," Conn said on a conference call.

Rivals SSE (>> Scottish and Southern Energy) and Innogy (>> Innogy SE) this month announced plans to merge and list their British retail units in a separate joint venture.

(Reporting by Susanna Twidale; editing by Jason Neely)

Stocks treated in this article : Scottish and Southern Energy, Centrica, Innogy SE