Contracts for Difference: Government proposes 'bold new reforms' to flagship clean power scheme

Stuart Stone
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Government proposes longer CfD contract terms and less stringent offshore wind eligibility criteria in order to boost investor certainty and accelerate the planning process for new clean power projects

A suite of proposed reforms to the UK's flagship clean power contracts support scheme have been unveiled by the government today, in a bid to bring down further planning and investment barriers to new...

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