Government publishes response to contract changes consultation

The government has published the response to the Allocation Round 6 (AR6) contract changes consultation alongside the final contract documents for the round.

The response confirms changes to make generators that directly supply offshore oil and gas facilities ineligible for the Private Network CfD Agreement from AR6 onwards, implementing the government’s previous decision on this matter.

It also confirms that the definition of Milestone Delivery Date (MDD) has been amended to allow the MDD to be extended where a generator has not received confirmation from the Ministry of Defence of the availability of suitable mitigation measures in relation to interference between windfarms and air defence radar systems.

Other confirmed contract changes concern strengthening ‘Know Your Customer’ checks and introducing a new threshold for the Change Control Procedure.