Why developers have less room for error in this year’s UK renewables auction

'Tolerance for mistakes just shrank' as AR7 risks becoming an 'outcome in search of an auction' with a dizzying array of changes to the tender system, warn analysts

Markus Krebber, CEO of German power giant RWE, which has several major offshore wind projects eligible to bid in the upcoming AR7 auction.
Markus Krebber, CEO of German power giant RWE, which has several major offshore wind projects eligible to bid in the upcoming AR7 auction.Photo: RWE
Published 25 July 2025, 08:45Updated 25 July 2025, 11:51
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