SSE Airtricity owner dampens talk of break-up of assets

Speculation surrounds the possible separation of SSE’s renewable energy portfolio and its regulated electricity business

SSE – through its SSE Airtricity business - counts just under 700,000 households as customers in Ireland.

Airtricity owner SSE has dampened talk of a break-up of its business and a carving up of its energy assets.

It was reported, last week, that activist hedge fund investor Elliott Investment Management is pushing for a break-up of SSE, after having built up a stake in the UK energy utility.