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  • Drax agrees £200m deal for battery storage investor

    Business

    Drax has agreed a £200m deal to acquire the battery storage investor Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) as it looks to shore up the UK’s power supply. The deal represents a premium of 11 per cent to HEIT’s closing price on 24 March, the last business day prior to the announcement. Drax said the deal, [...]

    The new facility is expected to begin operations by the end of 2026 and produce 400,000 tonnes of ash per year at full capacity.
  • Harmony Energy joins wave of investment trust buyouts

    Investing

    Another investment trust looks set to be taken over by a private equity group amid a steep discount in share prices for UK trusts across the market. Harmony Energy Income Trust has been offered £190.8m by Foresight Group LLP, a private equity and infrastructure investment house, the trust announced today. The deal looks likely to [...]

    Harmony Energy Income Trust is the latest investment trust to receive a takeover bid.
  • National Grid reforms set to drive returns at Gresham House Energy Storage Fund and Harmony Energy

    Energy

    Revenues from battery energy storage systems have jumped between February and March.

    Revenues from battery energy storage systems have jumped between February and March.

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