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ScottishPower takes renewables leap

By: Tom Russell 16/10/2018 ScottishPower

Corporate General Windfarms

ScottishPower, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, has sold its traditional generation business to Drax for £702m in the effort to shift completely from coal and gas generation to wind power.

In the last decade ScottishPower has closed all of its coal plants, and with the sale of the remaining gas and hydro stations, the company now generates 100% of its electricity from wind power.

Currently ScottishPower has 2,700MW of wind power capacity operating or under construction in the UK, and a pipeline of future projects capable of generating more than 3,000 MW.

ScottishPower is investing £5.2bn to 2022, with a focus on, renewable energy, enhanced grid networks and smart technology for customers.

In offshore wind alone in the UK, ScottishPower stated it has a pipeline of 2,900MW beyond the 714MW under construction at East Anglia ONE. The company is closely following the proposals by the Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, with ambitions to secure additional development areas in the next round of offshore wind leases throughout the UK.

Keith Anderson, Chief Executive of ScottishPower, said: “This is a pivotal shift for ScottishPower as we realise a long-term ambition. We are leaving carbon generation behind for a renewable future powered by cheaper green energy. We have closed coal, sold gas and built enough wind to power 1.2 million homes.

“Every working day we are investing over £4m to deliver cleaner, smarter power for customers. From today we can focus solely on making energy generation cheaper, cutting carbon quicker, building smart grids and connecting customers to renewable electric future for transportation and heating.”

The sale forms part of Iberdrola’s €3bn global asset rotation plan, which was announced to the market in February 2018 as part of the company’s strategic outlook, setting out core business objectives to 2022. The rotation of assets is designed to complement growth plans, and support a commitment to carbon reduction. Globally Iberdrola aims to reduce emissions by 30% by 2020, and 50% by 2030 compared to 2007 and be carbon neutral by 2050.

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