Octopus Energy is one of the leading Companies in the United Kingdom, that has been working towards building a sustainable future through renewable energy sources. Recently, it announced a humungous investment which is a never-before-seen phenomenon for the company as well. This endeavor includes the likes of several well-reputed organizations namely, Origin Energy, Tokyo Gas, and Canada Pension Plans, as participants in the investment round.
The primary idea is to boost the firm’s growth while creating more opportunities in the industrial sector by offering almost 3000 green jobs in the United Kingdom. In a statement published to the press, founded of Octopus Energy stated, “Octopus Energy’s focus on customer service and technology has not only driven us to market leadership in UK power, but we’ve built the UK’s leading specialist electric vehicle leasing business, in just two years we’ve almost doubled our renewable generation portfolio to £6 billion ($7.6 billion), and tripled the contracted accounts on our technology platform Kraken from 17 million to 52 million.”
Similarly, the chief of the participating investor companies such as Tokyo Gas, have expressed their viewpoints on collaborating with Octopus Energy. He mentioned that this partnership was necessary for the growth of Tokyo Gas in the European markets. He further states that by bringing together their two companies, he intends to combine technology with clean energy, to offer better services to their customers.