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SSE Sse Plc

1,643.00
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Sse Plc LSE:SSE London Ordinary Share GB0007908733 ORD 50P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -12.00 -0.73% 1,643.00 1,642.50 1,643.50 1,666.00 1,642.50 1,657.00 1,450,385 14:13:32
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Electric Services 12.49B -60.6M -0.0555 -298.38 18.1B

SSE to Shut Last Coal Power Plant as It Struggles to Compete With Gas, Renewables

13/06/2019 2:05pm

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   By Carlo Martuscelli 
 

SSE PLC (SSE.LN) said Thursday that it plans to close its last remaining coal power station due to it no longer being economically viable in the face of competition from gas- and renewable-energy sources.

The energy company said that the Fiddler's Ferry power station, in northern England, which has an operational capacity of 1,510 megawatts, employees 158 people. Following the closure, SSE said it hopes to be able to redeploy at least some of the plant's personnel.

The U.K.-listed company said it is beginning consultation with both employees and trade unions, with a view of shutting the plant by March 31, 2020.

The plant is currently loss making, and has had limited success in power-market auctions. The company also cited environmental considerations for its decision.

"SSE itself has adopted a target to reduce the carbon intensity of the electricity it generates by 50% by 2030, compared to 2018 levels," it said.

It also said that its Peterhead gas-fired power station, Scotland, wasn't able to secure a conditional capacity market agreement for the year from October 2019 to September 2020. It said that the plant will continue to operate this winter regardless.

 

Write to Carlo Martuscelli at carlo.martuscelli@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 13, 2019 08:50 ET (12:50 GMT)

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