In the UK's Allocation Round 6 (AR6) for Contracts for Difference (CfD), a total of 9.6 GW of renewable energy capacity was awarded across 131 projects. This includes 4.9 GW awarded to fixed offshore wind projects, 990 MW to onshore wind, and 400 MW to floating offshore wind.
The winning offshore wind projects include:- Hornsea 3 (1.1GW) Ørsted at a strike price of £54.23/MWh
- Hornsea 4 (2.4GW) Ørsted at £58.87/MWh
- East Anglia 2 (support awarded for 963MW) Iberdrola / ScottishPower Renewables at £58.87/MWh
- East Anglia 3 (158.9MW) Iberdrola / ScottishPower Renewables at £54.23/MWh
- Inch Cape A & B (266MW) ESB and Red Rock Renewables at £54.23/MWh
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm (73.5MW) OW Ocean Winds and Ignitis Group at £54.23/MWh
- Green Volt Offshore Wind Farm (floating) (400MW) £139.93/MWh
This latest auction awarded CfDs to 22 onshore wind farms totalling 990MW. The average strike price was £59.90/MWh. Most of the onshore projects are in Scotland. Some are in Wales, and there is a small one one in England.
The new wind farms awarded in this auction, offshore and onshore, will mean over £14 billion of new private investment. The first projects will start generating electricity in 2026.
