Key Facts

Total Revenue

£1,753 million (2007: £1,247 million)

Average achieved price of electricy

£58.3 per MWh (2007: £45.3 per MWh)

Net sales

25.4TWh (2007: 24.9TWh)

Gross profit (1)

£683 million (2007: £701 million)

EBITDA (2)

£454 million (2007: £506 million)

Health and safety ( lost time injury rate )

0.10 (2007: 0.34)

Plant availability (3)

86% (2007: 86%)

Load factor

76% (2007: 75%)

Notes

  1. Gross profit is defined as total revenues less total fuel costs of £1,070 million (2007:£546 million)
  2. EBITDA is profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, exceptional items and unrealised gains on derivative contracts
  3. In both 2007 and 2008, two units underwent major planned outages

Annual Report 2008