Foresight Solar Fund

Foresight Solar Fund
LSEFSFL
IndustryInvestment trust
FoundedOctober 2013
Headquarters,
Key people
Tony Roper (Chairman)
Websitehttps://www.foresightsolar.com/

Foresight Solar Fund (LSEFSFL) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in solar energy.[1] The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The chairman is Tony Roper.[2]

History

The company 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]

References

  1. ^ "Foresight Solar Fund Assets Decrease As UK Power Prices Fall". Morning Star. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Foresight Solar requests flexibility and offers shares on 5.9% yield". Investment Trust Insider. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Foresight Solar wants battery access". Quoted Data. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Foresight Solar proposes policy change to allow investment in development stage assets". Quoted Data. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.