IN BRIEF: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust buys UK solar park

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC - London-based investor in renewable energy assets in UK, Europe and Australia - Agrees to buy the Barnsdale Solar Park in West Yorkshire, England for £34.6 million, including remaining construction costs. Octopus Renewables is buying the 55 megawatt solar project from OnPath Energy Ltd, a Sunderland, England-based onshore renewable energy project developer. The Barnsdale Solar Park has been awarded a fixed-price, inflation-linked government-backed contract for difference running until 2041, and Octopus Renewables says this contracted revenue will contribute to the trust's dividend cover from 2027 onward.

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