Mayoral Renewables Fund
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41453, if he will make it her policy to ensure the Mayoral Renewables Fund does not operate by a bidding process.
Answered by Michael Shanks
Further to the response provided to Question 41453, the Mayoral Renewables Fund (MRF) is a one-off scheme in 2025/26, designed to enable Great British Energy (GBE) to build early relationships with as many Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) as possible during this transitional year, and to enable all MSAs to benefit from the funding allocated to early GBE delivery in 25/26. The MRF is not a competitive process; all MSAs were invited to submit proposals and all MSAs will receive funding as long as scheme eligibility criteria are met. There are no plans for the MRF to continue in its current form beyond 25/26.
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