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7 May 2026

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

("NESF" or the "Company")

Fourth Interim Dividend Declaration

NextEnergy Solar Fund, a leading specialist investor in solar energy and energy storage, is pleased to announce its fourth interim dividend of 2.11p per Ordinary Share for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, in line with its previously stated target of paying dividends of 8.43p for the year ended 31 March 2026.

The fourth interim dividend of 2.11p per Ordinary Share will be paid on 30 June 2026 to Ordinary Shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 15 May 2026. The ex-dividend date is 14 May 2026.

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About NextEnergy Solar Fund 

NextEnergy Solar Fund is a specialist solar energy and energy storage investment company that is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. 

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. 

As at 31 December 2025, the Company had an unaudited gross asset value of £997m. 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 websites.  

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 which now employs over 400 professionals.  Since its inception, NextEnergy Group 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 18 years of specialist solar expertise having invested in over 530 individual solar plants across the world.  NextEnergy Capital currently manages four institutional funds with a total capacity in excess of 4GW and has funds under management of $4.8bn.  More information is available at www.nextenergycapital.com    

·    WiseEnergy®:  is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector.  Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring and technical due diligence services to over 1,600 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed capacity in excess of 3.5GW.  More information is available at www.wise-energy.com  

·    Starlight: has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.12GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.  More information is available at www.starlight-energy.com 

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^1: All financial data is unaudited at 31 December 2025, being the latest date in respect of which NextEnergy Solar Fund has published financial information.