Foresight Solar Fund

Foresight Solar Fund (lse: FSFL) 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 www.londonstockexchange.com, retrieved 2025-12-04^
  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^