Orsted has hiked its full-year earnings guidance as the Danish group’s offshore wind projects drove profits upward in the first nine months of the year. Full-year earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is expected to come in at between DKK 24bn to 26bn (£2.6bn to £2.9bn), narrowed from a prior forecast of 23bn to 26bn DKK. The Danish state-backed energy group said operating profit had risen from DKK 19.4bn to DKK 23.6bn compared with the prior year. In a statement, chief executive Mads Nipper…
