Ørsted to sell remaining stake in London Array offshore wind farm

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Ørsted has sold its remaining stake in the project to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat
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Ørsted has sold its remaining stake in the project to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat

Danish energy giant to exit 630MW project almost 10 years after it first began generating electricity off the cost of Kent

Ørsted, the world's largest developer of offshore wind power, has announced plans to divest its remaining stake in the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. The Danish energy giant's remaining 25 per cent...

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