DRY and still weather which was said to be “well below the long-term average” has been highlighted by SSE, as renewables output at the Perth energy giant plunged in the first quarter.
But profit expectations for the company, which is investing billions of pounds in onshore and offshore renewable infrastructure around Scotland and the North Sea, remain unchanged.
SSE reported total renewables output of 1,625 gigawatt hours in the three months to June 30, compared with the 2,129 GWh over the same period last year. The company said the shortfall reflected “dry and still weather patterns well below the long-term average, equating to a 5% shortfall on planned renewables output for the year”.
However, it emphasised that the “key months in SSE’s financial year are still to come and the first few weeks of Q2 have so far seen a return to more normal weather”.
Construction of the Viking onshore wind farm on the Shetland Islands remains on track, with more than half of the Vestas turbine now installed, while first power from the Dogger A offshore wind farm in the North Sea is expected in the coming weeks. Read more: https://www.heraldscotland.com/…/23669057.perth-energy…/
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