Thewithdrawal potentially opens the door to other projects taking the early CfDbudget that may have been allocated to Beinn Mhor.

Havingoriginally named 16 renewables projects eligible for an early CfD, the UK inDecember said that just 10 of those were considered “provisionally affordable”and thus likely to win a contract.

Having anearly CfD in hand may help developers secure financing for their projects.