30. Related party transactions

Operations and maintenance contracts
In the course of normal operations, the Group has contracted on an arm’s-length basis to provide power station operation and maintenance services to joint ventures and associated undertakings. During the year the Group derived income of £37 million (year ended 31 December 2002: £16 million) from these arrangements. Included in creditors is £nil (2002: creditor – £2 million) in relation to these contracts.