Interim management statement

We remain on course to deliver an increase in the dividend per share, an increase in adjusted profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2012 and to deliver on its key operational goals.

Interim management statement

We remain on course to deliver an increase in the dividend per share, an increase in adjusted profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2012 and to deliver on its key operational goals.

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Doing business responsibly

We don’t seek to maximise profitability in any one year but to maintain and develop a sustainable business that serves customers, employs people and pays dividends over the long term.

What we do

Engineer wearing a hard hat

We are the UK’s second largest generation business, with an ownership interest in over 100 thermal and renewable power stations, with a total capacity of just over 11,300MW.

Generating electricity from diverse sources

We generate electricity from gas and coal and renewable sources like wind and hydro, giving us the greatest diversity in fuels for generating electricity among UK generators and the biggest portfolio of renewable energy.

Generation

Wind turbines next to lake.

We are the UK's second largest generation business, with a total capacity of just over 11,300MW.

Securing the UK’s and Ireland’s future energy needs

We believe that the UK and Ireland needs to become less vulnerable to high oil and gas prices and to secure the supplies of energy people need in the future.

Generation

Hydro electric dam at Pitlochry

We are the UK's second largest generation business, with a total capacity of just over 11,300MW.

Our half year results

We announced our results to 30 September 2011 on Wednesday 9 November 2011. Listen to the webcast.

Ian Marchant, SSE's Chief Executive, and Gregor Alexander, our Finance Director, discuss different aspects of our half-year position.

Annual Report

Our latest annual report

Annual report 2011 Annual report 2011

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News

We welcome enquiries from professional journalists and provide a 24-hour service for urgent enquiries.

For more information, look at our media contacts section.

Interim management statement

We remain on course to deliver an increase in the dividend per share, an increase in adjusted profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2012 and to deliver on its key operational goals.

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  • SSE at a glance

    SSE is a leading electricity and gas company, operating mainly in the UK and Ireland. We have:

    • over 11,000 megawatts of capacity for generating electricity in power stations, hydro electric schemes and wind farms;
    • around 10 million customer accounts for electricity, gas and other home services;
    • around 128,000km of overhead electricity lines and under ground cables, delivering power to around 3.5 million homes, offices and businesses;
    • a 50% share of Scotia Gas Networks, which has around 73,000km of pipelines delivering gas to around 5.7 million homes, offices and businesses;
    • the UK's largest onshore gas storage facility;
    • the UK's second largest mechanical and electrical contracting business; and
    • the UK's fourth largest telecoms network company.

    This means we are the broadest based energy company in the UK, with interests in electricity and gas production, electricity and gas distribution, electricity and gas supply and electricity and gas services.

  • Lord Smith of Kelvin, SSE's Chairman, talks about what makes SSE special. You can view this, and all of SSE's videos, on our YouTube channel.



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