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TBC Partners was founded by a team experienced in developing businesses and asset portfolios to the point whereby they become investable platforms. Having exited their first platform (Arlington Energy) to a Sovereign Wealth Fund in 2022, the network and experience at TBC Partners is available to Founders with similar levels of passion and drive and looking to take a similar path.
Eku Energy acquires transmission connected 300 MW/ 600 MWh Didcot BESS from TBC Partners.
Energy storage specialist completes the acquisition of its first transmission connected project in the UK.
Didcot, Oxfordshire, and London, UK – 31 July 2026 – global energy storage specialist Eku Energy today announced it has acquired the planned 300MW / 600MWh Didcot BESS project about two miles north of Didcot in Oxfordshire. Didcot BESS is a transmission connected asset that will connect to the UK National Grid via an underground cable to the nearby Didcot Substation located south-west of the site. Last year, National Grid commenced upgrades to the existing 400kV Didcot substation that included three new electrical equipment bays and three supergrid transformers.
The expanded facility will enable BESS projects like Didcot as well as new advanced data centres to connect to the UK’s electricity transmission network.Didcot Substation is sited two miles from the UK’s first designated AI Growth Zone at Culham, also in Oxfordshire. Eku Energy is well placed to develop, construct and operate such projects of significance for the National Grid. Although Didcot BESS is Eku Energy’s first transmission connected project in the UK, the company has experience in developing, constructing and operating complex, high voltage transmission connected projects in Australia including 200 MW/ 400 MWh Rangebank BESS near Melbourne, Victoria.
Construction of the project is set to begin later this year with connection scheduled for 2028.
Eku Energy acquired the project from TBC Partners, a London based joint family office that specialises in energy transition, data centre and other impact infrastructure projects. TBC Partners were represented by Knight Frank Capital Advisory in the sale process of Didcot.
Commenting on the acquisition, Eku Energy CFO Erin Lee said, “Battery storage is an essential part of the UK’s energy infrastructure. It provides all-important flexibility and storage capacity to store surplus energy and release it back on to the grid when and where it’s needed.
“Sites like Didcot BESS play an integral role in migrating the UK towards an electrified, low-carbon energy system.
Ms Lee concluded by saying, “Eku Energy’s goal is to continue growing our BESS footprint in the UK and develop, build and operate projects that will help the country meet its growing power needs in a way that is clean and sustainable.”
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Eku Energy currently develops, builds and operates several BESS projects in the UK, in Germany, Italy, in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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About Eku Energy
Eku Energy is fully invested in their mission of accelerating the global energy transition by delivering safe, secure and reliable energy storage solutions that provide cost-effective clean energy.
Eku Energy operates across the entire project lifecycle from origination and development through to construction and ongoing management.
The company’s global presence in Australia, Japan, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom allows Eku Energy to bring together a wealth of experience in navigating complex regulatory, financial and market environments. Eku Energy is jointly owned by a Macquarie Asset Management managed fund and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). www.ekuenergy.com
About TBC Partners
TBC Partners is a joint family office focused on developing and empowering the most pioneering and innovative platforms in the energy transition and impact verticals.
TBC was founded by Paul Gazzard, Richard Shardlow and Matthew Clare who are experienced in development and global M&A, with a focus on scaling platforms. The team operates across a growing number of sectors, since the sale of a 1.9GW UK BESS portfolio at Arlington Energy in 2022 to a sovereign wealth fund. TBC has seeded platforms in EU BESS and the data centre sector to date, as the usage of energy adapts with the changing requirements of demand for power.
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Stuart Heckford / Matthew Flack / Sabihah Choudhury
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EkuEnergy@spreckley.co.uk
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