SSE and innogy appoint chairman designate for new energy supplier
SSE and innogy have appointed Dr Martin Read as Chairman Designate for their new joint energy supply and services company. He will take up his new role on 1st October 2018 and lead the board of the new...
View ArticleSSE seeks to boost 18.7MW wind farm to 80MW
Energy giant SSE is seeking permission to repower a 18.7MW wind farm in Scotland to 80MW. The utility has submitted an application to replace the existing 22 turbines of its Tangy wind farm with 16...
View ArticleSSE signs deal with Origami Energy to boost flexibility
SSE has signed a deal which will see it use Origami Energy’s flexibility technology platform. The energy giant says the move will allow it to offer valuable new energy management services to its...
View ArticleTotal makes major gas discovery offshore UK
Total has announced a major gas discovery off the West of Shetland in the UK’s North Sea. Its preliminary tests confirmed “good reservoir quality, permeability and well production deliverability”, with...
View ArticleSSE to take full control of Seagreen Wind Energy
Big Six supplier SSE has announced it is buying the remaining 50% stake in Seagreen Wind Energy. It already owns the other half of the joint venture and said it will purchase Fluor’s share of the...
View ArticleUK competition watchdog clears SSE-npower retail energy merger
Big Six suppliers SSE and npower have been given the final clearance to merge their retail energy businesses by the UK’s competition watchdog. The decision comes after the Competition and Markets...
View ArticleWork underway at UK’s ‘most efficient’ CCGT power station
Work is officially underway to build what is claimed will be the most efficient combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in the UK. The £350 million Keadby 2 project – being developed by SSE and...
View ArticleSSE and innogy to adjust terms of merger
The merger between innogy’s npower and SSE’s retail business requires adjustments. The firms have decided to enter into negotiations to change the terms of the planned transaction, as a result of...
View ArticleSSE profits tumble amid high gas prices
Big Six energy supplier SSE has reported a 41% fall in adjusted pre-tax profits amid “persistently high” gas prices. Its profits, which include the energy supply, networks and generation units,...
View ArticleEnergy suppliers accused of ‘pestering’ customers over smart meter installations
Some large energy suppliers have been accused of “pestering” customers over the installation of smart meters in their homes. An investigation by Money Mail alleges some of its readers have been...
View ArticleSSE scraps plan to merge retail business with npower
SSE has scrapped plans to merge its retail business with npower. The Big Six supplier blamed challenging market conditions for the cancellation of the deal – if it had gone ahead, the move would have...
View ArticleCaithness-Moray transmission link reaches completion
The Caithness-Moray transmission link has been completed. SSE subsidiary Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) says the 113-kilometre cable has now been...
View ArticleAMP Clean Energy secures permission for flexible power project
AMP Clean Energy has secured planning permission for the first of 14 ‘Urban Reserve’ projects to provide flexible electricity generation in areas of high demand. The facilities will use natural gas to...
View ArticleSSE to sell stakes in two onshore wind farms for £635m
SSE has agreed to sell stakes in its Stronelairg and Dunmaglass wind farms in a deal worth £635 million. The 49.9% interest, which equates to 160.6MW of capacity, is being sold to Greencoat UK Wind as...
View ArticleProfit warning from SSE after EU suspends energy subsidy scheme
SSE has reduced its profit forecast for this year after the EU Court of Justice suspended an industry-wide scheme that ensures the UK has enough power supplies when demand is high. The Big Six supplier...
View ArticleEnergy price rise for two million SSE customers
SSE has become the last Big Six energy supplier to hike bills following Ofgem’s price cap increase. From 1st April 2019, around 2.1 million SSE customers on the standard variable tariff will see their...
View ArticleSSE pays out £705k after overstating Feed-in Tariff costs
SSE is to pay more than £705,000 after overstating the costs incurred through making payments to low carbon generators under the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme. The programme, designed to boost the uptake...
View ArticleSSE appointed to take on failed Brilliant Energy’s customers
Big Six supplier SSE has been appointed by Ofgem to take on customers of Brilliant Energy, which recently went bust. It follows a competitive process run by the regulator “to get the best deal...
View ArticleSSE sets out sustainability targets linked to UN’s SDGs
SSE has set out a number of targets for 2030 linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in a bid to tackle climate change. They include cutting the carbon intensity of the electricity it...
View ArticleSSE to close unit at Fiddler’s Ferry coal power station
SSE has announced it is closing one of its four units at the Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power station in Cheshire. The closure of the 485MW unit at the plant in Warrington will take the capacity of the...
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