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Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee HC 1182 Published 8 March 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

18 items (8 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 18 of 18 classified

Accepted 6

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 10

Deferred 1

Recommendations

1 result

9 Accepted in Part

The UK Government should reform future Contracts for Difference auctions for floating offshore wind to...

Recommendation

The UK Government should reform future Contracts for Difference auctions for floating offshore wind to include enforceable local content requirements as a condition of the contract. These requirements should be designed to align with those in The Crown Estate’s upcoming … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government is working with The Crown Estate to co-ordinate their future approach to supply chains, respecting that local content requirements are illegal under WTO trade rules. Government makes decisions about CfD auction design considering a wide range of evidence to carefully balance the need to maximise renewable deployment and to deliver value for money outcomes.

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