Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland are able to participate in future contracts for difference auctions during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Executive.

The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is only open to generators in Great Britain (GB) and aligned to the GB market. Consequently, Northern Irish generators are not eligible to participate in the CfD scheme. The Department for the Economy is running a consultation on Design Considerations for its own bespoke Renewables Support Scheme.