Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI)—scheme closure and key continuing features

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Practice notes

Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI)—scheme closure and key continuing features

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with James Shepherd of Ashurst

Practice notes
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The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI) closed to new applicants on 31 March 2021, although there are limited circumstances under which an application for accreditation in the case of installations, or registration in the case of production of biomethane, can be made after that date (as set out in this Practice Note).

This Practice Note also provides a detailed overview of the status of the NDRHI in respect of:

  1. •

    scheme closure

  2. •

    ongoing obligations in respect of accredited or registered installations

  3. •

    the role of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

  4. •

    the interaction of the NDRHI with Contracts for Difference (CfD) and the Capacity Market (CM) regimes, and

  5. •

    the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS), which is the successor subsidy scheme to the NDRHI

What is the NDRHI?

The NDRHI, which applies in GB (there was a separate but similar scheme in Northern Ireland which has also now closed to new applicants, and which, following a consultation that ended in April 2021, may be also closed

James Shepherd
James Shepherd

Counsel, Ashurst

James is a Counsel in the Corporate practice at Ashurst, specialising in energy and infrastructure M&A with a particular focus on the renewables sector. He also advises sponsors and investors on commercial contracts and regulatory matters in the renewables sector. He was previously seconded to Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo, working on renewables projects in Asia, Australia and Europe.

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