NESF Nextenergy Solar Fund Limited

LEI: 213800ZPHCBDDSQH5447

8 February 2024

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

("NESF" or the "Company")

Interim Dividend Declaration

NextEnergy Solar Fund, a leading specialist investor in solar energy and energy storage, is pleased to announce its third interim dividend of 2.09 pence per Ordinary Share for the quarter ended 31 December 2023, in line with its previously stated target of paying dividends of 8.35p for the year ended 31 March 2024.  

The interim dividend of 2.09 pence will be paid on 28 March 2024 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 16 February 2024.  The ex-dividend date is 15 February 2024.

Notes to Editors¹:

About NextEnergy Solar Fund

NextEnergy Solar Fund is a specialist solar energy and energy storage investment company that is listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and is a FTSE 250 constituent.

NextEnergy Solar Fund's investment objective is to provide ordinary shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, principally in the form of regular dividends, by investing in a diversified portfolio of utility-scale solar energy and energy storage infrastructure assets.  The majority of NESF's long-term cash flows are inflation-linked via UK government subsidies.

The NextEnergy Solar Fund portfolio has a combined installed power capacity of 933MW, generating enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of c.242,000 average UK home electricity needs for an entire year.  The Fund may invest up to 30% of its gross asset value in non-UK OECD countries, 15% in solar-focused private infrastructure funds, and 10% in energy storage assets.  As at 30 September 2023, the Company had an unaudited gross asset value of £1,194m.  For further information please visit www.nextenergysolarfund.com

Article 9 Fund

NextEnergy Solar Fund is classified under Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and EU Taxonomy Regulation.  NextEnergy Solar Fund's sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector are in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and can be accessed on the ESG section of both the NextEnergy Solar Fund and NextEnergy Capital website.

About NextEnergy Group

NextEnergy Solar Fund is managed by NextEnergy Capital, part of the NextEnergy Group.  NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector.  Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions.  NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).

·      NextEnergy Capital: Has over 16 years specialist solar expertise having invested in over 400 individual solar plants across the world.  NextEnergy Capital currently manages four institutional funds with a total capacity in excess of 3GW+ and has asset under management of $3.9bn.  www.nextenergycapital.com  

·      WiseEnergy®: A leading specialist asset operator in the solar sector.  Currently, WiseEnergy provides development, construction and operating services to over 1,500 solar and battery assets with an installed capacity in excess of 2.5GW.  www.wise-energy.com

·    Starlight: Has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.

Notes:

^1: All financial data is unaudited at 30 September 2023, being the latest date in respect of which NextEnergy Solar Fund has published financial information