Brookfield Renewable to acquire a 12.45% stake in four UK offshore wind farms from Ørsted for $2.3bn.

Brookfield Renewable, a Canadian multinational company, agreed to acquire a 12.45% stake in four UK offshore wind farms from Ørsted, a developer of offshore and onshore renewable energy farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, for $2.3bn. “We’re pleased to welcome Brookfield, a leading renewable energy investor with proven investment and operational expertise, as a partner in four U.K. offshore wind farms in one of Ørsted’s core strategic markets. Today’s transaction is an important milestone in the farm-down program as part of our business plan, supporting our significant re-investment in new assets,” Mads Nipper, Ørsted Group President and CEO.