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 US$287.8 Million 31
Drax Group Completes Private Placement Of Shares For US$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 £1.8 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 £1.7bn 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 £34m and 550 jobs for Wales economy 83
Sep 07, 2016: Drax generates £1.2bn 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 £2 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 £75m 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
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 US$287.8 Million 31
Drax Group Completes Private Placement Of Shares For US$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