The UK Government today launched its second green power auction more than two years after the awards for the first round were announced.
In the first auction, contracts worth more than £315million were dished out to 27 renewable electricity projects, about 10 of which were in Scotland.
The UK department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) said £290million worth of contracts would be up for grabs this time.
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme guarantees companies a certain price for the low-carbon electricity they produce over 15 years
The scheme is funded through a levy which forms a part of energy bills.
The UK Government previously said the second auction would take place at the end of 2016, but the launch was delayed until today.
It is expected to close by autumn.
UK Energy Minister Jesse Norman said: “This auction underlines that Britain is open for business to companies seeking to invest in low carbon energy.
“It is designed to deliver clean power to a million homes, create jobs in the energy industry and provide new supply chain opportunities, while reducing carbon emissions by some 2.5 million tonnes per year.”
But the Conservative government’s green credentials have been questioned over moves to end support for new onshore wind farms under the Renewables Obligation scheme a year early, and to reduce payments for small-scale wind, hydro and solar projects via the feed-in tariff system.
The UK Government has made no secret of the fact it is pursuing a policy of phasing out coal-fired power stations and replacing them with gas and nuclear plants, instead of renewables.
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