Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what policy reason the Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 do not apply to Northern Ireland; and what relevant legislation applies to Northern Ireland instead.
Answered by Michael Shanks
In June 2022, following consideration of integrating Northern Ireland (NI) into the Great Britain Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, former BEIS and Department for Economy (DfE) Ministers agreed that NI DfE would develop their own scheme with some advisory support from UK government. In September 2025, DfE published the Final Scheme Design for the Renewable Electricity Price Guarantee (REPG) scheme. Ports and factories in Northern Ireland remain eligible for the Clean Industry Bonus part of the CfD.
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