SSE Airtricity profits up 44%, but customer numbers fall

Pre-tax profits at energy firm, SSE Airtricity increased by 44% to €49m, last year, despite the company suffering customer losses.

The firm is the second largest provider of electricity to domestic users in Ireland. However, it saw its customer numbers decline by 1.78% to 338,596 as of the end of 2014.

The company sustained further losses in customer numbers in the first half of 2015.