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Tesco and Shell are set to buy the entire output of a controversial solar farm under construction originally meant to power 100,000 homes. The global firms signed deals to purchase all the electricity generated by Cleve Hill, in Graveney, near Faversham, poised to be the UK’s largest array when it goes online early in 2025. The project won planning permission despite massive opposition on the basis it would power more than 100,000 homes. But Tesco has bought 65% of output saying the move will help it cut emissions by powering up to 144 of its supermarkets. Shell will manage the remaining 35% a…

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