Net Zero and Energy Secretary welcomes awards to Scottish projects in renewables auction

Response to UK Government announcement of latest round of Contracts for Difference awards

Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy Gillian Martin said: “We welcome the news that 37 Scottish projects across fixed and floating offshore and onshore wind, solar and tidal stream have successfully secured a Contracts for Difference (CfD) award under Allocation Round 6.

“Following the absence of any applications from offshore wind developers to last year's allocation round, this is a step in the right direction for the sector and demonstrates the importance and capability of Scotland to deliver zero carbon power.

“Scotland's burgeoning renewables sector has huge potential. We need to see even greater project numbers and renewables capacity delivered through the CfD in future and we will be engaging with industry to understand the implications for projects that were not successful in this year's allocation round.

“We will continue to work with the UK Government to ensure that maximum support, sufficient budget and more longer-term certainty is provided to Scottish projects in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7.”