Intentar ORO - Gratis
Energy projects get contracts
Western Mail
|February 12, 2026
THE largest ever number of renewable energy projects in Wales to be awarded guaranteed prices for energy generated through a UK Government auction has been confirmed.
The 20 projects, with a capacity to produce more than 530 megawatts of green electricity and which range from solar to tidal and onshore wind, can now move to the delivery stage.
They have received contracts for difference (CfD) awards in the latest auction (allocation round 7) from the Westminster government. They consist of five onshore wind, 12 solar and three tidal energy projects. A CfD is a contractual guarantee for the price of the electricity generated to ensure commercial viability. If market prices rise there is a claw back mechanism for the government. Wales secured 99.65% of all the tidal funding available.
Esta historia es de la edición February 12, 2026 de Western Mail.
Suscríbete a Magzter GOLD para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9000 revistas y periódicos.
¿Ya eres suscriptor? Iniciar sesión
MÁS HISTORIAS DE Western Mail
Western Mail
Ready to retire?
You may be counting down the days, but we ask an expert how you truly know you're finally ready to leave the world of work behind. By CAMILLA FOSTER
2 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
How community rallied to save the service that holds it together
This local shop was saved from closure because the people who use it refused to give up. Now, a new shop is being built, complete with a cafe, which will benefit the community for generations to come.
5 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Leading pair march on as Llandudno prove to be seven wonders
THE top two sides again showed their class in JD Cymru South.
1 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Fine for man who tried to take town’s star
A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £1,300 after he climbed a town's Christmas tree and tried to remove its star.
1 min
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Baffled locals rattled by hum
RESIDENTS across several neighbourhoods in a Welsh city say they are being plagued by a persistent humming noise.
1 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
BOSS: I'M LUCKY TO HAVE THIS SQUAD
RIAN Barry-Murphy says he was “over the moon” after watching Cardiff City secure another statement victory and feels “very lucky” to work with a dressing room so hungry to improve.
1 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Daffodil diaries aim to keep blooms in the pink
GARDENERS could help bring a rare pink daffodil back into cultivation, as part of a project to map the spring blooms across the country.
2 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Voters want to 'punish' us – Neil Kinnock on the plight Labour faces in Wales
IVEN the premise of the interview we'd agreed on was the state of Labour at the moment, it’s probably fortuitous - for me at least - that as Neil Kinnock and I meet, the main topic dominating the whole Parliamentary estate is the reaction to the latest crisis Keir Starmer is facing.
11 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
NEWPORT BAG A HOME DRAW
NEWPORT will have home advantage in the semifinals of the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup after their 29-26 win over RGC ensured they will finish top of Pool A.
2 mins
February 16, 2026
Western Mail
Builder's botched gas work 'potentially lethal'
A FAMILY from south Wales with a 10-month-old baby were left living in a home described in court as \"potentially lethal\" after botched gas work.
2 mins
February 16, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size