GDANSK, Nov 27 Reuters Poland39;s biggest utility PGE reported a near 24 yearonyear fall in its thirdquarter net profit on Tuesday, amid continued weakness in its coalbased conventional power generation segment.

WHY IT39;S IMPORTANT

PGE, along with other Polish utilities, is under pressure from falling profitability in its coalfired power generation segment, having to cope with the cost of carbon emission rights and the growing share of electricity output being taken by renewables.

The Polish government is working on a plan to spin off coalfired power plants from utilities to increase the focus on green energy, as banks seek to avoid financing coaldependent companies.

BY THE NUMBERS

PGE39;S net profit for the quarter slid to 0.73 billion zlotys 177.84 million from 0.95 billion in 2023, confirming its earlier estimates. Revenue fell 28 to 15.56 billion zlotys on the year, primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the sale of electricity in the conventional generation segment.

CONTEXT

In late September, the company announced plans to cease electricity production in the remaining coalfired units at one of the five power plants comprising its conventional power generation segment by the end of 2025.

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Reporting by Rafal W. Nowak; Editing by Eileen Soreng

Source Reuters