Drax Group Plc - Power Plants and SWOT Analysis, 2018 Update

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Drax Group Plc-Power Plants and SWOT Analysis, 2018 Update

Summary

The report contains a detailed description of the power generation company's business operations, history, corporate strategy, and business structure. This report contains a detailed SWOT analysis, information on key employees (executives), and major products and services.

Scope

- Major Power Plants (assets)-summarized and detailed information about the power plants (assets).

- Operational Metrics (capacity, generation, revenue, sales, number of consumers).

- Business description-A detailed description of the company's operations and business divisions.

- Corporate strategy-GlobalData's summarization of the company's business strategy.

- SWOT analysis-A detailed analysis of the company's strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.

- Company history-Progression of key events associated with the company.

- Major products and services-A list of major products, services and brands

- Key employees-A list of the key executives and personnel heading key departments/functions.

- Executive biographies-A brief summary of the executives' employment history.

- Financial deals-Coverage of key financial deals from 2006 onwards, depending upon information availability

- Important locations and subsidiaries-A list of key locations and subsidiaries of the company, including contact details.

* Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company.

Reasons to buy

- Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research purposes. Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and major products and services are incorporated in the profile to assist in various business decisions (M&A and JV).

- Identify potential customers and suppliers with this report's analysis of the company's business structure, operations, major products and services and business strategy.

- Understand and respond to competitors' business structure and strategies with GlobalData's detailed SWOT analysis. In this, the company's core strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are analyzed, providing an up to date objective view of the company.

Products

Products

Total Installed Capacity, Net Capacity, Total Generation, Power Purchased, No of Consumers, Power Sales, Average price, Transmission (Under Ground), Transmission Line, Number of Distribution Transformers, Distribution Line, Number of Power Transformer, Transmission Loss, Contracting Generating Capacity, Distribution: Territorial area covered

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 2

List of Tables 5

Company Snapshot 6

Key Information 6

Company Overview 6

SWOT Snapshot 6

Operational Metrics 7

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, By Capacity 7

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, By Segmental Information 7

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, By Sales 7

Drax Group Plc, Wind Farms 8

Drax Group Plc, Wind Farms, United Kingdom 8

Drax Group Plc, Biopower Plants 9

Drax Group Plc, Biopower Plants, United Kingdom 9

Drax Group Plc, Thermal Power Plants 10

Drax Group Plc, Thermal Power Plants, United Kingdom 10

Business Description 11

Business Overview 11

B2B Energy Supply 11

Overview 11

Pellet Production 11

Overview 11

Power Generation 11

Overview 11

Major Products and Services 12

History 13

SWOT Analysis 17

Overview 17

Drax Group Plc Strengths 17

B2B Energy Supply Segment 17

Market Leadership 17

Drax Group Plc Weaknesses 17

Decline in Operational Performance 17

Drax Group Plc Opportunities 18

Favorable Renewable Policies: European Union 18

Positive Outlook for Biopower: the UK 18

Strategic Acquisitions 18

Expansion Initiatives 18

Drax Group Plc Threats 18

Risks in Wholesale Market 18

Raw Material Cost Fluctuation 18

Environmental Laws and Regulations 19

Financial Ratios-Capital Market Ratios 20

Financial Ratios-Annual Ratios 20

Financial Ratios-Interim Ratios 22

Key Employees 23

Key Employee Biographies 24

Company Statement 25

Locations And Subsidiaries 27

Head Office 27

Other Locations & Subsidiaries 27

Financial Deals Landscape 29

Drax Group Plc, Deals Summary 29

Drax Group Plc, Power, Deal Details 30

Asset Transactions 30

Drax Group Acquires Four OCGT Power Development Projects in UK from Watt Power 30

Equity Offering 31

Drax Announces Private Placement Of Shares For USD 287.8 Million 31

Drax Group Completes Private Placement Of Shares For USD 303.2 Million 33

Debt Offering 35

Drax Raises USD448.2 Million in Public Offering of 4.25% Notes Due 2022 35

Drax Group Raises USD256 Million in Private Placement of Notes Due 2022 36

Drax Group Raises USD300 Million in Private Placement of 6.625% Notes Due 2025 37

Acquisition 38

Woodford Investment Management Sells 4.89% Stake in Drax Group 38

Aggregated Micro Power to Acquire Billington Bioenergy from Drax Smart Supply for USD2.6 Million 39

Drax Group Completes Acquisition of Opus Energy for USD431.9 Million 41

Recent Developments 43

Drax Group Plc-Recent Developments 43

Apr 09, 2018: UK's biggest power station signs up to Powering Past Coal Alliance 43

Feb 23, 2016: Drax looks to shut down coal-fired stations due to low gas prices 43

Jul 09, 2015: New milestone reached in biomass supply chain 43

Sep 26, 2012: Drax Plans To Partially Convert Coal-fired Power Plant To Biomass-Fueled In UK 44

Jul 24, 2018: Half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2018: Drax Group PLC 44

Feb 27, 2018: Drax Group plc: Full year results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2017 46

Jul 19, 2017: Drax Group PLC: Half-year Report 47

Feb 16, 2017: Drax Group PLC: Preliminary Results For The Twelve Months Ended 31 December 2016 48

Jul 26, 2016: Drax Group plc: Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2016 50

Feb 23, 2016: Drax Group preliminary results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015 51

Jul 28, 2015: Drax Group plc: Half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 53

Feb 24, 2015: Drax Group Plc: Preliminary Results For The Year Ended 31 December 2014 54

Nov 05, 2014: Drax Group PLC Interim Management Statement 56

Jul 29, 2014: Drax Group: Half Year Results For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2014 57

May 09, 2014: Drax Group Announces Interim Management Statement 59

May 09, 2014: DRAX GROUP PLC Interim Management Statement 60

Feb 18, 2014: Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013 61

Jul 30, 2013: Drax half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 62

Feb 19, 2013: Drax Reports Revenue Of GBP1.8 Billion In 2012 64

Feb 22, 2010: Drax Reports Total Revenues Of GBP1.5 Billion In 2009 65

Aug 04, 2008: Drax Reports Revenues Of GBP801.8 Million For H1 2008 66

Sep 06, 2007: Drax Declares H1 2007 Results 67

Aug 10, 2018: Drax could help keep the fizz in the drinks sector 67

Jul 12, 2018: Increasing diversity and inclusion in energy 68

Jul 05, 2018: New Drax Trains: Powering the Northern Powerhouse 69

Jun 20, 2018: Drax Group Names Grainger CFO Vanessa Simms As Non-Executive Director 70

Jun 06, 2018: Drax moves closer to coal-free future with unit four conversion 70

Apr 20, 2018: Drax plans to cut cost of biomass electricity by a third 70

Feb 21, 2018: Britain now produces enough renewable electricity to power the entire country 60 years ago 70

Jan 17, 2018: Fourth Biomass Unit Conversion: DRAX GROUP PLC 71

Dec 20, 2017: Biomass Outage at Drax Power Station 72

Dec 12, 2017: Trading Update Drax Group Plc 72

Nov 15, 2017: Appointment of new non-executive director-Drax Group plc 73

Oct 27, 2017: DRAX GROUP PLC: Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer 73

Oct 18, 2017: Drax generates GBP1.7bn and supports over 18,500 jobs in the UK 73

Oct 09, 2017: Drax collaborates with academics to meet the UK's changing energy needs 75

Sep 21, 2017: Will Gardiner to succeed Dorothy Thompson as Chief Executive of Drax Group 75

Sep 21, 2017: Will Gardiner, Chief Financial Officer, Drax Group 76

Sep 13, 2017: Drax starts planning process for battery storage and gas options on site 76

Sep 01, 2017: UK Power Group Set to Phase Out Coal 77

Aug 25, 2017: Renewable energy contributes 25 percent of UK's power during second quarter of 2017 77

Jul 20, 2017: Britcon delivers for UK's largest Power Station 77

Jul 19, 2017: Drax Group plc: appointment of new non-executive director 77

Jun 15, 2017: DRAX GROUP PLC: Capital Markets Event and Trading Update 78

Jun 15, 2017: UK's Drax to convert coal-fired power units into gas-based units 79

May 11, 2017: Drax Group: Seasonal deployment-powering the clean energy revolution whatever the weather 79

Mar 23, 2017: Drax Group plc: Notice of Change to Director Details 80

Mar 02, 2017: Drax Optimizes UK Renewable Fuel Supply with Quintiq 81

Feb 09, 2017: Power sector's carbon emissions at 60-year low as coal generation falls dramatically 81

Dec 19, 2016: Drax given green light to complete biomass upgrade, saving 12 million tonnes of carbon every year 82

Sep 13, 2016: Drax generates GBP34m and 550 jobs for Wales economy 83

Sep 07, 2016: Drax generates GBP1.2bn and over 14,000 jobs for the economy says new report from Oxford Economics 83

Aug 23, 2016: Ofgem decision on National Grid's request to recoup spending on power station contracts 84

Jun 08, 2016: Ofgem consults on request from National Grid to recoup spending on power station contracts 84

Feb 29, 2016: Drax Group: Directorate Change 84

Feb 16, 2016: Consumers could save GBP2 billion if green light given for reform of energy generation auctions 85

Jan 26, 2016: Drax CfD-Further Details of EC Formal Investigation 85

Nov 24, 2015: Drax Group plc: Trading Update 85

Nov 16, 2015: Capula successfully commissions first soot blower control system at Drax 86

Nov 11, 2015: Drax Group plc: Directorate Changes 86

Sep 25, 2015: Drax announces plan to end further investment in White Rose Carbon Capture & Storage project 86

Sep 02, 2015: Infinis And Drax Announce Initiate proceedings for a judicial review of the notice period for the removal of the Climate Change Levy 87

Jul 08, 2015: Drax Group: Climate Change Levy Announcement 87

Jul 06, 2015: Drax Group plc: Directorate Change 87

Jun 17, 2015: Drax to save 20 millionth tonne of carbon through use of sustainable biomass 88

May 13, 2015: Drax promotes strategy director to chief executive at power generator in group shake-up 88

Apr 29, 2015: Drax Group plc: Directorate Change 88

Mar 25, 2015: Drax Biomass appoints Peter Madden as U.S. CEO 88

Dec 04, 2014: Official opening of biomass terminal at Port of Hull signals start of City's renewables revolution 89

Sep 24, 2014: Drax Group plc Directorate Change 89

Jul 23, 2014: Drax Group: Legal Challenge Update 90

Jul 14, 2014: DRAX Group Plc: Legal Challenge Judgment 90

Apr 23, 2014: Drax Group: Unit Eligibility Update For Early CFDs 90

Feb 25, 2014: Drax Group PLC Announces Directorate Change 91

Dec 04, 2013: Two Drax Biomass Units Eligible for Early CFDs CFD Strike Prices Confirmed 91

May 08, 2013: FCC Environment Harvests First Landfill Biomass Crop 91

Apr 24, 2013: Drax Agrees GBP75m Amortizing Loan Facility 92

Dec 20, 2012: Drax Secures Financing For Biomass 92

Mar 12, 2012: Drax Group Cancels Its Plans To Construct 300 MW Biomass Plant In Selby, UK 92

Feb 21, 2012: Drax Announces Strategic Capital Investment Plan For 2012 92

Aug 30, 2011: Drax Appoints Paul Taylor As Executive Director 93

Jun 28, 2010: Drax's Board Appoints Tony Thorne As Non Executive Director 93

Feb 19, 2010: Drax Drops Its Plans To Substitute Coal-Fuel With Other Renewable Fuels At Drax Power Plant 93

Dec 18, 2009: Drax's Independent Non-Executive Director Jamie Dundas To Step Down 93

Nov 03, 2008: Drax Appoints Non Executive Director 93

Dec 09, 2016: Drax Group plc: Capacity Market Contracts 94

Apr 01, 2016: Drax Group plc: Ancillary Services Contract 94

Jul 31, 2015: ESG Helps Drax Fuel a Cleaner Future 94

Jun 08, 2015: Doosan Babcock wins multimillion pound contract to make major power plant greener 94

Apr 08, 2015: DB Schenker Rail UK wins contract to deliver coal to Drax Power Station 95

Jan 06, 2015: Drax appoints Capula for new soot blower control system 95

Mar 06, 2013: Siemens Wins Contract To Upgrade Three Drax Power Station's Intermediate Pressure Turbines In Newcastle, UK 95

Jan 26, 2009: E.ON And Drax Gets Agreement To Connect Biomass Stations 96

Appendix 97

Report Scope 97

GlobalData Coverage 97

Benchmarking 97

GlobalData's Methodology 97

Secondary Research 97

Primary Research 98

Contact Us 98

Disclaimer 98


List of Table

List of Tables

Drax Group Plc, Key Facts 6

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, Capacity 7

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, Segmental Information 7

Drax Group Plc, Operational Metrics, Sales 7

Drax Group Plc, Wind Farms, United Kingdom 8

Drax Group Plc, Biopower Plants, United Kingdom 9

Drax Group Plc, Thermal Power Plants, United Kingdom 10

Major Products and Services 12

Drax Group Plc, SWOT Analysis 17

Drax Group Plc, Ratios based on current share price 20

Drax Group Plc, Annual Ratios 20

Drax Group Plc, Interim Ratios 22

Drax Group Plc, Key Employees 23

Drax Group Plc, Subsidiaries 27

Drax Group Plc, Deals Summary 29

Drax Group Acquires Four OCGT Power Development Projects in UK from Watt Power 30

Drax Announces Private Placement Of Shares For USD 287.8 Million 31

Drax Group Completes Private Placement Of Shares For USD 303.2 Million 33

Drax Raises USD448.2 Million in Public Offering of 4.25% Notes Due 2022 35

Drax Group Raises USD256 Million in Private Placement of Notes Due 2022 36

Drax Group Raises USD300 Million in Private Placement of 6.625% Notes Due 2025 37

Woodford Investment Management Sells 4.89% Stake in Drax Group 38

Aggregated Micro Power to Acquire Billington Bioenergy from Drax Smart Supply for USD2.6 Million 39

Drax Group Completes Acquisition of Opus Energy for USD431.9 Million 41

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