OEUK comment: UK government announcement on wind auction prices

Thibaut Cheret, Wind and Renewables Manager at Offshore Energies UK comments:

“We are world leaders in offshore wind energy and today’s announcement is part of anchoring its future here in the UK. Nurturing firms’ confidence to invest in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) is key to delivering robust, innovative projects that boost homegrown energy jobs and our supply chains. Our North Sea energy mix is a British industrial success story and Offshore Energies UK has identified over £200 billion of private capital can be unlocked before 2030 to deliver UK targets in the right investment environment. So, this is an important step forward and we’ll continue working with policy makers and our members to help the UK become an irresistible place to do energy business.”  

Notes to editors

This is an OEUK response to the below announcement:

Boost for offshore wind as government raises maximum prices in renewable energy auction - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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