Octopus unveils €1bn French renewables plan at Sunak-Macron Summit

Stuart Stone
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Octopus' Greg Jackson and Zoisa North-Bond with Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak - Credit: Octopus Energy
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Octopus' Greg Jackson and Zoisa North-Bond with Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak - Credit: Octopus Energy

Octopus eyes one million French customers with £1bn clean energy investment and tech hub in Paris

Octopus Energy has announced plans to invest €1bn in the French green energy market and create a new European clean tech hub at today's Franco-British Summit chaired by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French...

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