NextEnergy Capital secures £100m financing for two subsidy-free UK solar farms

Cecilia Keating
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Investor planning to build 75MW solar farm in South Wales and another 50MW project in Worcestershire, as industry awaits imminent final decision on 350MW Cleve Hill solar project

UK subsidy-free solar power looks to be going from strength-to-strength, with NextEnergy Capital having today announced £100m financing to construct two major solar projects in South Wales and Worcestershire....

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