British Energy

Scottish Power Limited was taken over by Iberdrola in late April 2007.

British Energy was the UK's largest electricity generation company by volume, before being taken over by Électricité de France (EDF Energy) in 2009.

UK coal generation assets
The World Coal Institute lists Scottish Power as having 3.5 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations.

British Energy's coal-fired power station is the Eggborough Power Station which is located in Goole, North Humberside. It comprises two units and has an installed capacity of 1,960 megawatts;

Contact details
Website: http://www.british-energy.com/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Peter Hollins - former CEO (1998-2001)
 * Stephen Billingham - former finance director
 * Bob Davies
 * Adrian Montague ‎
 * Advanced Power Technology Forum
 * British Coal Utilisation Research Association
 * Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
 * UK Coal
 * Coal Authority (UK)
 * Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
 * Scottish Coal
 * British Geological Survey
 * European Union Large Combustion Plant Directive
 * United Kingdom and coal
 * Very low sulphur coal

External resources

 * "Eggborough", British Energy website, accessed June 2008.

For further information, see relevant SpinProfiles page British Energy

External articles

 * Russell Hotten, "BE investor declines to sell to EdF amid growing concerns: One of British Energy’s biggest investors has so far declined to sell its stake to EdF, believing that the French company’s £12.5bn takeover bid may yet fail regulatory hurdles," Telegraph (UK), September 29, 2008.