NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSENESF) is a large British investment company dedicated to investments in the operation of solar photovoltaic assets located in the UK and Italy.[1] Established in 2014, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The chairman is Kevin Lyon.[2] In January 2021, the company indicated its intention to diversify into green energy investments in Italy, Portugal and the US.[3]

NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd
LSENESF
Headquarters,
Guernsey
Key people
Kevin Lyon (Chairman)
Websitenextenergysolarfund.com

In February 2021, during the United Kingdom parliamentary second jobs controversy, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, apologised to the UK Parliament after failing to declare his advisory role at the company's manager, NextEnergy Capital, when asking questions in parliament.[4] He later resigned his role at NextEnergy.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "NextEnergy Solar Fund". Trust.net. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Future looks bright for NextEnergy Solar Fund". City.am. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The sun is still shining for NextEnergy Solar". Investors' Chronicle. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Point of Order". Hansard. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Lib Dem leader Ed Davey quits HSF advisory role amid MPs second jobs row". Legal Cheek. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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