Drax has raised £190m in a share placing to help fund the conversion of three units at its South Yorkshire power plant from coal to biomass by 2016. [29-Oct-2012]
Drax is to proceed with a £700m plan to convert its Selby-based power station to biomass fuel. [01-Aug-2012]
Drax is seeking government funding to build a 426MW carbon capture and storage plant at its Selby power station in North Yorkshire, with the creation of 60 jobs. [07-Mar-2012]
Drax Power has won government approval to build two new biomass power stations at Selby in Yorkshire and South Killingholme in North East Lincolnshire. [15-Aug-2011]
Drax Power has unveiled plans to build a biomass handling and storage facility at its power station site in North Yorkshire, with the creation of 15 jobs. [11-Jul-2011]
Drax Group has acquired Haven Power, the electricity supply firm, from Welsh Power Group for £11m. [10-Mar-2009]
Drax has identified five potential sites in the Yorkshire area for a £2bn project to build three biomass power stations, which could create more than 600 jobs. [05-Mar-2009]
Drax Group is planning to invest £2bn in the development of three large biomass power stations in Hull, Immingham and one other site by 2014. [24-Oct-2008]
Drax has awarded a contract to Alstom to build a £50m biomass plant at its power station in North Yorkshire, in order to burn wood and up to 50 other fuels. [20-May-2008]
Drax Group is looking to acquire gas-fired power stations, in order to reduce its dependency on coal. [21-Apr-2008]
Drax is planning to invest £100m at its coal-fired power station in Yorkshire, in order to revamp the turbines and cut carbon emissions. [14-Dec-2006]
Drax Power is considering plans to sell electricity directly to large industrial users next year, and also wants to use more biomass to fuel its Yorkshire power station. [15-Dec-2005]
Drax, the Yorkshire-based coal-fired power station, has announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in December. [31-Oct-2005]
Drax, the Yorkshire-based coal-fired power station, has received a £1.9bn takeover approach from Constellation Energy and Perry Capital of the US. [14-Sep-2005]
Drax, the Yorkshire-based coal-fired power station, is planning a £1.5bn flotation by the end of the year, following a strategic review by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. [23-Mar-2005]
Drax, the North Yorkshire-based coal-fired power station with more than 500 staff, is said to have appointed Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein to examine its strategic options, including a possible £800m sale. [30-Nov-2004]