ATLANTIS Resources, the tidal power group, has reached another milestone after its MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth was given full accreditation by energy watchdog Ofgem.

The decision was made after the project began commercial operation in November. The MeyGen project will now be issued with five renewables obligations certificates (ROCs) for every megawatt hour (MWh) of renewable electricity generated by the station.

“The granting of full accreditation for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project represents a truly historic milestone for the MeyGen project,” said chief executive Tim Cornelius.