Notice

Mayoral Renewables Fund: application guidance for Mayoral Strategic Authorities (closed to applications)

Grant funding to support the development of renewable energy generation projects.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
21 March 2025
Last updated
30 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Mayoral Renewables Fund: scheme guidance

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Mayoral Renewables Fund: scheme guidance

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Mayoral Renewables Fund: Primary Project application form

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Mayoral Renewables Fund: Supplementary/Extension Project application form

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Mayoral Renewables Fund: privacy notice

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Details

Applications for the Mayoral Renewables Fund are now closed.

The £10 million Mayoral Renewables Fund provides Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) with funding to deliver priority renewable energy generation projects in their own estate.

The Mayoral Renewables Fund supports:

  • clean power deployment through renewable energy generation projects
  • empowerment of local government to work with GBE to identify and address opportunities to meet national objectives on clean power

This forms part of the Great British Energy (GBE) Local Power Plan, aimed at enhancing energy security, reducing carbon emissions, and generating renewable energy in communities across the UK.

Eligibility

All MSAs were eligible to apply for funding. Full detail on the eligibility criteria can be found in the scheme guidance.

The full list of eligible authorities:

  • West Yorkshire
  • Greater Manchester
  • North-East
  • York and North Yorkshire
  • Tees Valley
  • Liverpool City Region
  • West Midlands
  • East Midlands
  • South Yorkshire
  • Greater London Authority
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • West of England
  • Greater Lincolnshire
  • Hull and East Yorkshire

Timescales

The timescale for applications is as follows:

Milestone Date
Application and window opens 21 March 2025
Application window closes 29 April 2025
Successful applicants informed and announced 16 May 2025
Project end date 31 March 2026

The funding period for this grant will be financial year 2025 to 2026. The project deliverables must be submitted to the department by 31 March 2026.

Contact

For any enquiries, email mayoralrenewablesfund@energysecurity.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 21 March 2025
Last updated 30 April 2025 show all updates

  1. Applications for the Mayoral Renewables Fund are now closed.

  2. The closing window for this scheme has been extended to 29 April 2025, and the announcement of successful applications has been extended to 16 May 2025. The scheme guidance has been updated with property specifications for proposed projects.

  3. Published Word and ODT versions of the application forms.

  4. First published.

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