The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.
The government is set to significantly raise the budget for this year's renewable energy auction, following calls from industry for more support.
The extra money has been broadly welcomed by the renewables industry, but there are warnings that without other changes, any new projects may not be delivered in time.The government holds an auction each year to encourage companies to bid to develop renewable energy projects to supply the UK grid with electricity.
“Labour are ramping up renewables, at the same time as decimating investment in gas which is our only existing back up for when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. What will be put in its place? Ed Miliband can’t tell you," she said. Dr Rahmat Poudineh from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies agreed that the higher budget would bring in more bids but warned that developers still faced challenges, including unexpected cost increases and delays in connecting their projects to the grid.
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