Question follow-through · 87154

Tidal Power: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s policy is for tidal stream in the upcoming Contracts for Difference allocation round.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
4 Nov 2025
Answer
10 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s policy is for tidal stream in the upcoming Contracts for Difference allocation round.

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Six new tidal stream projects secured contracts in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference Scheme. The UK is now on track to have 130MW of tidal stream deployed by 2029. The parameters for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) were published in July a...

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