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Written question asked by Tracy Gilbert (Labour) on Friday, 31 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 November 2025. It was answered by Michael Shanks (Labour) on Monday, 10 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Tidal Power: Finance

Question

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.

Answer

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 and the budget for technologies including tidal will be published later in the year. This will include any minima, maxima or ringfencing information.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
87154
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Finance Tidal power
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk