National Audit Office

Investigation into the 2017 auction for low-carbon electricity generation contracts

This report sets out the history of Contracts for Difference and how the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy designed the 2017 auction, including the changes it made to the rules related to the capacity cap, and the impact these changes had.

Published 16 May 2018 Value for Money Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Topics: Commercial and financial management, Commercial and regulation, Corporate finance, Energy and environment, Procurement and contract management

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