UK Government’s Delayed Biomass Strategy Due in Coming Weeks

The UK government’s long-delayed document detailing its plans for the role of biomass in the economy is now planned to be published in the coming weeks.

Commissioned in late 2020 and initially scheduled for last year, the plan’s latest due date was pushed back to July 20. The strategy is now expected in a couple of weeks, said a person familiar with the matter, who didn’t explain the reasons for delay.

The delay to the strategy comes as the government is locked in talks with power generator Drax Group Plc, the country’s largest user of the fuel, about extensions ...