EDF sells majority stake in five UK wind farms

Michael Holder
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But EDF Energy Renewables will maintain 20 per cent share in projects and continue to operate Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire sites

EDF Energy Renewables today announced plans to sell its majority stake in five wind farms across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for £98m in order to release equity to invest in developing further renewable...

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