Eaga bags £300m for solar panel project

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Mixture of debt and equity means company is set to install PV on 30,000 homes across UK

Energy-efficiency specialist Eaga has secured £300m from a number of banks to fund plans to install photovoltaic panels on more than 30,000 UK homes. The money comprises £75m in equity and £225m in...

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