CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 30 March 2023
Summary
CfD Allocation Round 5 opened for applications on 30th March 2023, closing on 24th April 2023. The bulletin provides a 25-day window for renewable generators to submit applications for strike price contracts. This represents routine operation of the established CfD allocation process.
Why it matters
The narrow application window creates time pressure but follows the established pattern of annual allocation rounds. As such, this maintains the current subsidy mechanism without structural change to how renewables are supported or priced.
Key facts
- •Application window: 30 March to 24 April 2023
- •25-day application period
- •Fifth allocation round of CfD scheme
Timeline
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 30th March 2023 Allocation Round 5 Application Window Opens The fifth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is now open to applications. The application window will close on 24th April 2023. For more information access the news article published on the CfD microsite. General Data Protection Regulation This stakeholder bulletin is being circulated to people who have opted into the Contract for Difference stakeholder contact list. We issue these stakeholder bulletins as a convenience to interested parties, however it is not in any way essential to be on this list to participate in major consultations or allocation rounds. Purpose & scope of this list: This list is managed by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (and any successor departments) and will be used to inform interested parties of policy developments relevant to the Contract for Difference scheme for renewable energy projects (and any direct successor schemes). It is not used for any other purposes. To be removed from the circulation list: Please send a blank e-mail with the subject ‘opt out’ (if the receiving e-mail you use is different to the one you send the e-mail from, include that e-mail address in the subject of the e-mail) to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk. If you have received this indirectly and want to be added to this list: Send a blank e-mail with the subject line ‘opt in’ to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk. You can withdraw your consent to opt in at any time. We will normally keep your address on this list until you: a) withdraw your consent to opt in, b) the scheme closes without any successor, c) we receive reports your email address is no longer operational, or d) you do not respond to a periodic request from us to reconfirm your desire to opt in.