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Renewable Energy: Supply Chains

Commons · Question 8668 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the timetable for auction being brought forward on large renewable projects that have had their Contracts for Difference AR8

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 19 Jun 2026

The Contracts for Difference Scheme (CfD) runs annually. For Allocation Round 8, the Government confirmed in March it would open the round in July (in AR7, the round opened in August). The Supply Chain Plan (SCP) process opened in April, with results now ...