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Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 113264 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2026

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Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what policy reason the Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 do not apply to Northern Ireland; and what relevant l

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 25 Feb 2026

In June 2022, following consideration of integrating Northern Ireland (NI) into the Great Britain Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, former BEIS and Department for Economy (DfE) Ministers agreed that NI DfE would develop their own scheme with some adv...