Low Carbon adds £310m to funding pot for 1GW solar ambitions

Michael Holder
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Green energy investor’s UK and Netherlands solar financing facility swells to £540m following addition of further debt funding from leading global banks

Renewable energy investor Low Carbon has raised another £310m to support the development of large-scale solar PV projects in the UK and the Netherlands, having secured further debt financing from a host...

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