DORE Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust Plc

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Downing Renewables & Infrastructure

13 July 2023

13 July 2023

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc

(the "Company" or "DORE")

Acquisition of 16-18 GWh Swedish Electricity Distributor

DORE is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Swedish Electricity Distribution System Operator, Blåsjön Nät AB ("Blåsjön"), for c.GBP7 million. The Company has acquired 100% of the share capital in Blåsjön, a regulated electricity distributor, which delivers 16-18 GWh per annum of electricity through medium and low voltage lines to its c.1,500 domestic and business customers in Strömsund, northern Sweden.

This is DORE's second acquisition in the grid and grid stability services sector, and further supports the Company's strategy of constructing a diversified portfolio designed to increase the stability of revenues and consistency of income to shareholders. The acquisition will be funded through the Company's revolving credit facility, under which drawings and commitments are now c.GBP18 million.

Blåsjön's grid network is 436km in length and comprises overhead lines, three primary and 161 secondary substations. Blåsjön operates a licensed monopoly in a highly regulated environment, generating consistent and predictable cashflows that are correlated to Swedish inflation and interest rates. Grid networks like this are operating businesses with very long-life assets that are expected to operate and generate substantial yields for generations.

Tom Williams, Partner, Head of Energy & Infrastructure at Downing LLP, said: "The accretive acquisition of Blåsjön highlights our continued ambition to further diversify DORE's portfolio. By investing in long-life assets like electricity distribution grids, the Company can access long term, inflation-linked revenues that are not dependent on the sale of electricity in the wholesale market. We are excited by this and potential future investments that the Company can make in this sector."

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Contact details:

 
 Downing LLP - Investment Manager to the 
  Company 
 
  Tom Williams                                   +44 (0)20 3954 9908 
 Singer Capital Markets - Joint Corporate 
  Broker 
 
  Robert Peel, Alaina Wong, Alex Emslie 
  (Investment Banking) 
  Sam Greatrex, Alan Geeves, James Waterlow, 
  William Gumpel (Sales)                         +44 (0)20 7496 3000 
 Winterflood Securities Limited - Joint 
  Corporate Broker                               +44 (0)20 3100 0000 
 
 Neil Morgan (Corporate Finance) 
  Darren Willis, Andrew Marshall (Sales) 
 
 TB Cardew - Public relations advisor            +44 (0)20 7930 0777 
  to the Company 
                                                  +44 (0)7738 724 
  Ed Orlebar                                      630 
  Tania Wild                                      +44 (0)7425 536 
                                                  903 
                                                  DORE@tbcardew.com 
 

About Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (DORE)

DORE is a closed-end investment trust that aims to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Northern Europe. DORE has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to the global 'Green Economy' and also in 2022 DORE won 'Renewables Fund of the Year' at the Sustainable Investment Awards.

The Board classifies DORE as a sustainable fund with a core objective of accelerating the transition to net zero through its investments, compiling and operating a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets to help facilitate the transition to a more sustainable future. The Company believes that this directly contributes to climate change mitigation.

DORE's strategy, which focuses on diversification by geography, technology, revenue and project stage, is designed to increase the stability of revenues and the consistency of income to shareholders. For further details please visit www.doretrust.com

LEI: 2138004JHBJ7RHDYDR62

About Downing LLP

Downing is a responsible investment manager established in London in 1986. We currently manage GBP1.9 billion of assets under a broad range of investment mandates across our funds, investment trusts and tax-efficient products. As a certified B Corporation, we are focussed on creating a sustainable future, our key investment areas are renewable energy, infrastructure, property and healthcare.

Downing has c.60 professionals dedicated to renewable energy and infrastructure and a proven track record in renewables. Since 2010, Downing has made more than 180 investments and has c.GBP760 million of assets under management in solar, wind, hydro and battery storage technology.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

For further details please visit www.downing.co.uk

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