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Input: Pre-tax profits fell 38% to £725m. SSE saw household electricity customer accounts drop to 3.46m from 3.82m - while gas accounts fell to 2.32m from 2.53m in 2017-18. The company is still trying to confirm a buyer for its retail customer division, after a planned merger with rival energy firm NPower collapsed. SSE shares dropped by 3% after the annual results were announced. Chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said the Perth-based company would continue to invest millions of pounds in green energy projects. Chairman's departure The company also confirmed it has set a deadline for its chairman Richard Gillingwater's departure, saying he will leave his position no later than 31 March 2021. Mr Gillingwater said: "While our financial results clearly fell well short of what we hoped to achieve at the start of the year, we've made significant progress towards our ambition to be a leading energy company in a low-carbon world." He said the company had: Mr Gillingwater added: "The fundamental strengths of our business and the strategic opportunities afforded by the transition to a low-carbon economy will support the delivery of our five-year dividend plan and creation of value for society as a whole."

Profits fall at energy company SSE