Like others in the UK industry, the body was reacting to the Coalition government’s unexpected flurry of updates on energy policy – including the draft strike prices under its upcoming Contracts-for Difference (CfD) based mechanism.

Offshore wind would  qualify for £155 ($237) per MWh in 2014/15 and 2015/16, falling to £135 in 2018/19.

Maria McCaffery, chief executive of RenewableUK said: “The confirmation of levels of the draft strike prices is a welcome step forward in setting out how the long term market is going to work.

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