'Vote of confidence': SSE eyes 'massive' £40bn green grid investment blitz

Michael Holder
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Credit: SSE

Energy giant expects to create 1,000 new green jobs each year as it ramps up commitment to renewables, low carbon grid infrastructure, and flexible power

SSE has unveiled plans to invest up to £40bn over the next decade in renewables and low carbon grid infrastructure in the UK, in a "massive commitment" that it said would create more than 1,000 new green...

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