CMA calls for reforms to Contracts for Difference process

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Major report from competition authority says decision to awards several projects outside the competitive CfD process in 2014 is likely to have resulted in higher energy bills

A new report from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended the government boost the competitiveness of how the Contract for Difference (CfD) support for clean energy is awarded....

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