Shell has flagged a hunger for more acquisitions and hinted at interest in pumped hydro generation as it furthers its aggressive expansion into electricity supply in Australia with the purchase of a 49 per cent stake in solar farm developer ESCO Pacific.
The deal, the price of which wasn’t disclosed, follows just weeks after the energy major completed its $617 million acquisition of ERM Power, which launched it into the electricity retailing sector in Australia. It also acquired German household battery supplier sonnen earlier this year.