International Power Share Price (IPR) - Buy IPR Shares

International Power plc is an electricity generating business with interests in over twenty countries. The company has also developed link businesses including projects such as seawater desalination to produce fresh water, open-cast coal mining, the transportation of gas and development of renewable energy sources. International Power plc also owns a small electricity retail business although interest is growing. IPR's main focus, however, still resides with the generation of power.

IPR lists the protection of shares for its investors as highly important with a discipline that is not compromised by any of its innovative or entrepreneurial projects. They rely on the long-term success of a strong share price and repeated dividends. Risk assessment on all projects and a reduction in unnecessary costs and waste are the key focus of IPR's financial plan.

International Power's history begins in 1990 when the Central Electricity Generating Board which had previously been responsible for the entire bulk supply of electricity in England and Wales was split into National Power, PowerGen and Nuclear Electric and the National Grid. Both National Power and PowerGen became public limited companies in 1991 and were floated on the London Stock Exchange. National Power begins its international expansion using the skills and knowledge it has developed from the privitisation of the UK industry. In April 2000 the UK operation of National Power is rebranded and renamed as International Power and legally succeeds National Power to form two more specialised companies, one focusing on domestic and one on international affairs. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange in October of the same year.