{"id":"2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","language":"en","title":"SSE expects half-year renewables output to rise about 20%","summary":"The company forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68p for the six months.","body":["SSE’s 1 October trading update said investment in regulated networks was around 70% higher year over year in the half-year to 30 September 2026. The company attributed expected renewables output growth of about 20% to more favourable weather and capacity growth.","Ahead of results scheduled for 18 November, SSE forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68 pence for the half-year. It reiterated 2026/27 guidance of 168–193 pence, with the full-year outlook subject to weather, markets and plant availability.","Group capital investment was expected to be around £2.5 billion for the half-year. These are company expectations ahead of its results announcement, not audited figures for the period.","SSE also said turbine installation at Dogger Bank B had passed the halfway point. That offshore project is in the wider UK portfolio and should not be read as a Scotland-only project or as evidence of completed generation."],"keyPoints":["SSE’s 1 October trading update said investment in regulated networks was around 70% higher year over year in the half-year to 30 September 2026. The company attributed expected renewables output growth of about 20% to more favourable weather and capacity growth.","Ahead of results scheduled for 18 November, SSE forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68 pence for the half-year. It reiterated 2026/27 guidance of 168–193 pence, with the full-year outlook subject to weather, markets and plant availability.","Group capital investment was expected to be around £2.5 billion for the half-year. These are company expectations ahead of its results announcement, not audited figures for the period."],"sections":[],"text":"SSE expects half-year renewables output to rise about 20%\n\nThe company forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68p for the six months.\n\nSSE’s 1 October trading update said investment in regulated networks was around 70% higher year over year in the half-year to 30 September 2026. The company attributed expected renewables output growth of about 20% to more favourable weather and capacity growth.\n\nAhead of results scheduled for 18 November, SSE forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68 pence for the half-year. It reiterated 2026/27 guidance of 168–193 pence, with the full-year outlook subject to weather, markets and plant availability.\n\nGroup capital investment was expected to be around £2.5 billion for the half-year. These are company expectations ahead of its results announcement, not audited figures for the period.\n\nSSE’s 1 October trading update said investment in regulated networks was around 70% higher year over year in the half-year to 30 September 2026. The company attributed expected renewables output growth of about 20% to more favourable weather and capacity growth.\n\nAhead of results scheduled for 18 November, SSE forecast adjusted earnings per share of 64–68 pence for the half-year. It reiterated 2026/27 guidance of 168–193 pence, with the full-year outlook subject to weather, markets and plant availability.\n\nGroup capital investment was expected to be around £2.5 billion for the half-year. These are company expectations ahead of its results announcement, not audited figures for the period.\n\nSSE also said turbine installation at Dogger Bank B had passed the halfway point. That offshore project is in the wider UK portfolio and should not be read as a Scotland-only project or as evidence of completed generation.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["power","finance"],"eventDate":"2026-10-01","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-01","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"SSE plc, October 2026 Trading Update, 1 October 2026; company copyright, all rights reserved; original factual reporting only, no text, images or media reused.","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","name":"SSE plc","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","url":"https://www.sse.com/news-and-views/2026/09/half-year-trading-update/"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-nordic-sse-october-2026-trading-update"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["corporate-results","project-update"],"evidenceBasis":["forecast","reported-observation"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"GB","role":"issuer-location","subdivisionCode":"GB-SCT"}],"measurementPeriod":null,"version":"1"}}