June 6 (Reuters) - Renewable power company FuelCell
Energy ( FCEL ) said on Friday it had laid off 22% of its
workforce, as part of a global restructuring plan to reduce its
operating expenses by 30% annually.
Shares of the company rose 8.5% in premarket trading
following the announcement.
FuelCell said the new plan follows a global operational
restructuring in
November
, which included a workforce reduction of nearly 13%.
High interest rates and policy uncertainties around
capital-intensive clean energy projects have forced many
renewable energy firms to reevaluate their expansion plans.
The company said it has a total of about 426 employees
worldwide following the latest reduction in workforce.