CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 28 March 2023
Summary
DESNZ published a consultation on AR6 Supply Chain Plan questionnaire, running from 28 March to 2 May 2023. National Grid ESO published final guidance documents for CfD Allocation Round 5. The bulletin also requests feedback on a launch event held on 23 February 2023.
Why it matters
Routine administrative updates for CfD auction processes. The supply chain questionnaire continues the government's attempt to extract domestic content commitments from developers in exchange for CfD contracts, though these requirements remain advisory rather than contractual.
Key facts
- •AR6 Supply Chain Plan consultation open 28 March - 2 May 2023
- •National Grid ESO published final AR5 guidance documents
- •Launch event feedback survey available
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Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 28th March 2023 Government Publishes Consultation on Allocation Round 6 Supply Chain Plan Questionnaire The Government has today published the consultation on the AR6 Supply Chain Plan questionnaire. The consultation will be live from 28th March 2023 and will close on 2nd May 2023. You can find out more about this consultation here. Launch Event Feedback We have created a survey to collect feedback on the CfD Launch Event held on 23rd February 2023. The survey can be found here. It should take a few minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. Many thanks in advance for your time. National Grid ESO Publishes Guidance Documents for AR5 NG ESO have now published the final versions of the following guidance documents for Allocation Round 5: • CfD AR5 Application Guidance Document • CfD AR5 Allocation Guidance Document If you have any questions please get in touch via 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.