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  • BP re-enters solar arena with $200m Lightsource investment

    15 December 2017

    Oil major BP will invest $200 million for a 43% stake in UK-based solar company Lightsource, returning to a sector it exited in 2011.

  • BlackRock and Lightsource to create £1bn solar portfolio

    27 July 2017

    Asset manager BlackRock and UK-based solar energy firm Lightsource have agreed to jointly create a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) portfolio of solar power assets in the UK.

  • People Moves; Lightsource, SgurrEnergy, Climate & Energy Associates, CBL Markets, Ecosphere+

    15 March 2017

    Lightsource Renewable Energy has hired James Brooks as chief strategy officer.

  • People moves - GIIN, Global Ties US

    17 February 2017

    The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has appointed Mark Grier as its chair.

  • TERP sells 365MW solar portfolio for £470m

    06 January 2017

    US-listed yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has agreed to sell a solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio in the UK to an Egyptian investment bank for £470 million ($580 million).

  • Financing India's renewables revolution

    29 December 2015

    India plans to build 175GW of renewables by 2022, requiring billions of dollars of capital. What are the opportunities for non-Indian investors, asks Peter Cripps

  • Lightsource to invest £2bn in Indian solar, in first move outside the UK

    13 November 2015

    Lightsource Renewable Energy has earmarked £2 billion ($3 billion) for investment in Indian solar, as it for the first time looks for opportunities outside the UK.

  • Lightsource issues UK's biggest renewables bond, in £284m deal

    06 November 2015

    Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed what it claims is the world's largest sterling-denominated bond for renewables.

  • Barclays in UK solar deal that offers 'encouraging signs' for future refinancings

    04 March 2015

    Barclays has provided £76 million ($117 million) in solar project refinancing, in a deal that could 'pave the way' for further big refinancings in the UK renewables market.

  • RBS agrees £28m project financing for UK's Lightsource

    22 October 2014

    UK solar energy developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has secured £28.4 million ($45.6 million) of project financing from Royal Bank of Scotland for three installations totalling 34MW.