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Renewables major Ørsted raises profits and growth forecast amid policy boosts

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Renewables major Ørsted raises profits and growth forecast amid policy boosts

Danish clean energy major Ørsted has raised its financial outlook through to 2027 and confirmed its ambition to install 50GW of self-funded renewable energy capacity by 2030.

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