Statkraft to snap up Solarcentury in £117m deal

James S Murray
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Energy giant inks agreement to acquire pioneering solar developer, securing 6GW clean energy pipeline in bid to become 'one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies'

Solarcentury's long-running search for a buyer to support the next phase of its development appears to have reached a successful close with the news energy giant Statkraft has inked an agreement to acquire...

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