Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 78017

Wave Power: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal DemocratOrkney and Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will consider setting a £7m wave energy ringfence in Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for Difference mechanism.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Allocation Round 7 (AR7) budget details will be published shortly, before the bidding window opens. Any decisions regarding the AR7 budget, including any minima, maxima or ringfences, are based on a wide range of factors, including an assessment of the pi...

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