'Time to deliver': SSE unveils £12.5bn net zero investment programme

Cecilia Keating
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'Time to deliver': SSE unveils £12.5bn net zero investment programme

Energy giant unveils plans to increase capital investment in renewables by 65 per cent as it confirms more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets

SSE has announced a major boost to its net zero capital investment programme, this morning unveiling plans to spend £12.5bn on low carbon infrastructure over the next five years as it published its interim...

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