Low Carbon closes on £230m financing facility to fund 1GW solar pipeline

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Low Carbon's St Columb solar farm in Cornwall | Credit: Low Carbon
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Low Carbon's St Columb solar farm in Cornwall | Credit: Low Carbon

Renewables investor teams up with NatWest, Lloyds Bank, and AIB on senior debt facility to fund solar projects across UK and Netherlands

Renewable energy investor Low Carbon has raised £230m to develop 1GW of large-scale solar PV projects in the UK and the Netherlands, having established a fresh financing facility alongside banking giants...

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