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The government says the Principal Partners will support the delivery of a successful and ambitious COP and notes they represent ‘some of the leading lenders, investors and energy companies in the UK’

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister said the environmental benefits of the proposal would not outweigh the harm to an area of natural beauty

The proceeds will support SSE’s plans to invest £7.5bn in low carbon energy infrastructure over the next five years as well as reduce its net debt

The firm also stresses the need for a clear roadmap for the decarbonisation of the energy sector in the region to be established

The gas and electricity regulator says the company has delayed publishing information which could have had a ‘significant effect’ on wholesale electricity prices

Greencoat UK Wind is buying the 25.1% interest, which equates to 92MW of capacity

The supplier estimates the wider energy industry will need to recruit around 200,000 people in the next decade to plug the skills gap and accelerate the race towards net zero

SSE Energy Services failed to meet its smart meter installation target for 2019, before its acquisition by OVO Energy

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The £7bn plan includes a £580m onshore wind farm and a £3bn offshore site, which claims to be the largest in Scotland