Government confirms it could delay next wave of solar subsidy cuts

clock •

Ministers accused of mishandling planned cuts again by missing parliamentary deadline for confirming plans

Imminent cuts to solar incentives could be delayed after the government allegedly missed a parliamentary deadline to confirm the next wave of reductions to the popular feed-in tariff scheme. The government...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James S Murray
Author spotlight

James S Murray

View profile
More from James S Murray

Could Europe's renewables drive combat the hostile actors working to 'weaponise' energy?

Beyond the Davos drama we need to actually work on making the world better

More on Solar

Government confirms controversial cuts to inflation-linked renewables subsidies
Solar

Government confirms controversial cuts to inflation-linked renewables subsidies

Government confirms it is to shift inflation indexation for legacy FiT and RO schemes from the Retail Price Index to the lower Consumer Price Index from April

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 28 January 2026 • 3 min read
Edinburgh partners with Signify to bring solar hybrid lighting to city's parks
Solar

Edinburgh partners with Signify to bring solar hybrid lighting to city's parks

City of Edinburgh Council installs hybrid solar connected lighting system in bid to deliver improved sustainability and safety

Amber Rolt
clock 23 January 2026 • 2 min read
Egg Power secures up to £400m for renewables push across UK and Europe
Solar

Egg Power secures up to £400m for renewables push across UK and Europe

Natwest inks debt financing deal, backing Liberty Global's clean energy investment arm to deliver 500MW of solar and wind

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 16 January 2026 • 3 min read