Foresight Solar Fund
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| LSE: FSFL | |
| Industry | Investment trust |
| Founded | October 2013 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Tony Roper (Chairman)[1] |
| Website | https://www.foresightsolar.com/ |
Foresight Solar Fund (LSE: FSFL) is a British investment trust dedicated to investments in solar energy.[2]
History
Foresight Solar Fund was established as an investment trust in October 2013.[3] At the time, it was the UK's largest investment trust dedicated to solar energy.[4] In 2021, the company changed its investment strategy to allow an allocation of up to 10% of the portfolio in battery energy storage systems[5] and, in 2022, it changed it again to allow up to 5% of the portfolio in development-stage projects.[6]
In February 2025, Foresight began auctioning off its portfolio of Australian solar farms, valued at over $200 million.[7]
In June 2025, a takeover proposal from Foresight Solar Fund was rejected by NextEnergy Solar Fund. The deal would have created a fund valued at £800 million.[8]
References
- ↑ "London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Foresight Solar Fund Assets Decrease As UK Power Prices Fall". Morning Star. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Foresight Solar requests flexibility and offers shares on 5.9% yield". Investment Trust Insider. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Foresight Solar celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its IPO by opening the market at the London Stock Exchange". London Stock Exchange. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ "Foresight Solar wants battery access". Quoted Data. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ "Foresight Solar proposes policy change to allow investment in development stage assets". Quoted Data. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ Thompson, Sarah; Sood, Kanika; Rapaport, Emma (18 February 2025). "Foresight kicks off $200m-plus sale of Aussie solar farms". Australian Financial Review.
- ↑ Kehnscherper, Leonard (3 June 2025). "NextEnergy Solar Said to Have Rejected Bid From Foresight". Bloomberg.