Downing and Tokyo Century join forces on £300m UK solar drive

clock • 2 min read
Credit: iStock
Image:

Credit: iStock

New venture to acquire ready-to-build projects that have Contracts-for-Difference arrangements in place and grid connection dates in 2027 and 2028

Investment firm Downing LLP and Japanese financial services platform Tokyo Century Corporation have joined forces to acquire and develop a multi-million, 500MW portfolio of ground mounted solar projects...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Solar

Group-buying scheme to help homeowners deploy solar panels and battery storage

Group-buying scheme to help homeowners deploy solar panels and battery storage

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness unveils new scheme to help homeowners cut emissions and tackle rising energy costs

Stuart Stone
clock 20 August 2026 • 2 min read
Triodos Bank backs 10MW Essex solar farm with £4.1m loan

Triodos Bank backs 10MW Essex solar farm with £4.1m loan

The ethical bank's financing is designed to enable Fair Play Clean Energy to 'recycle capital into future renewable energy deelopments'

clock 13 August 2026 • 2 min read
'Turning sunshine into cash': Octopus Energy pays out £100m to solar powered households

'Turning sunshine into cash': Octopus Energy pays out £100m to solar powered households

As UK prepares for its fifth heatwave of the year, Octopus Energy claims growing numbers of households are looking to install solar and earn cashback by exporting clean power to the grid

clock 13 August 2026 • 2 min read