UK Government Increasing Certainty for Renewables Investors

Developers of renewable electricity projects will be able to apply for support to enable them to commission and build projects more quickly.

The Government’s Final Investment Decision Enabling programme is designed to help developers of low carbon electricity projects make final investment decisions ahead of changes to the electricity market in the second half of 2014.

Further details of the process for providing support to renewable electricity projects have now been published, including information on the form of support available and the qualification criteria.

The Government aims to offer investment contracts to successful applicants in the Autumn, based on the draft strike prices and contract terms that will be published in the Summer.

By helping developers make final investment decisions this year, this process should allow construction to start on a number of projects sooner than otherwise would have been the case.

Edward Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said:

“It’s vital that we get the economy moving again, and stimulating low carbon investment and the creation of green jobs is central to this.

“We want to give investors and project developers across low-carbon technologies as much certainty as we can, as early as we can.

“That’s why we are launching a process that will enable investment decisions to be taken before changes to the electricity market come into effect, ensuring that renewable electricity projects can get built, bring investment and jobs.” 

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Offshore WIND Staff, March 14, 2013; Image: GOV.UK