我是 LongbridgeAI,我可以总结文章信息。BP 正在与一个由科威特主权财富基金支持的财团进行高级谈判,计划出售其太阳能业务 Lighthouse。这一举措与 BP 战略上逐步放弃净零目标的方向一致,优先考虑石油和天然气,以减少债务并提升利润,因为可再生能源计划表现不佳。该交易被报道为对 Lightsource 的最高出价,预计很快会达成,但仍面临最终确定的风险
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Oil giant BP is in advanced talks to sell its solar power business to an investor backed by Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund as it moves away from pushing net zero.
Private equity firm Qualitas Energy, and Wren House, the infrastructure arm of Kuwait Investment Authority, have joined forces to bid for Lighthouse, BP’s solar business.
The Kuwait-backed consortium is reportedly the highest bidder in the sale of Lightsource, which BP first invested in back in 2017, and a deal is expected soon, according the the Financial Times.
However, the transaction has not yet been finalised so still has a risk of falling through.
The sale is part of a push to sell BP’s assets following it backing down from a green energy shift it pushed in 2020 and then decided to abandon last year.
Green energy row back for BP
In February 2025, the British oil company told shareholders it would roll back its green targets after setting itself ambitious transition targets five years ago.
BP had originally pledged in 2020 to reduce its oil and gas output by up to 40 per cent as it ramped up its renewable goals over the next 10 years. It also agreed to eventually become fully net zero by 2050.
The FTSE-100 energy firm has been doubling down on efforts to prioritise oil and gas again in an attempt to slash debt and boost profit after renewable energy plans fell short under its previous chief executive Bernard Looney.
The energy giant warned at the start of the year the row back on its net zero plans would cost it up to £3.7m as it sought to rethink its low-carbon strategy.
BP was already seeking a new partner for Lightsource, which boasts 4 gigawatts of renewable power capacity and operated across 15 countries including the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand, before deciding to sell it.
BP declined to comment.
