UK To Launch Seventh CfD Auction In August, Offshore Wind Has Its Own AR7 Timeline
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.
This is the sub-heading.
The UK government has published an indicative timeline for the Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), stating that it expects to open the auction in August and announce the results between late 2025 and early 2026. The timeline for offshore wind projects is now separate from that for other technologies, which will enable the confirmation of results as soon as possible, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
These first two paragraphs give more details of the Contract for Difference Auction.
The planned AR7 timeline for offshore wind, including both fixed-bottom and floating wind, sets the auction opening date between 7 to 27 August 2025, with results expected to be in from the second half of December 2025 to the second half of February 2026, depending on non-qualifying applicants requesting a Tier 1 review and/or Tier 2 appeal.
Before the launch of the seventh CfD allocation round, the government will publish Clean Industry Bonus results. This is scheduled for June.
I think this is going to be a very different Contract for Difference Auction to those held under the previous Conservative government.
- Will prices be as high?
- Will some regular companies in the auctions not bother to bid?
- Will there be bids for onshore wind in England?
It will be quite, if not very interesting!
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