The Infrastructure Ministry says it cannot reveal how much money it was paid for a seabed lease of an offshore wind farm because it is commercially sensitive and could damage investor confidence in the island.

A freedom of information request asked how much the department had been paid by Ørsted since 2015 for the Mooir Vannin project.

In its response, the DOI said disclosing this information would harm the economic and commercial interests of the island.

He says these factors outweigh the liability and public interest arguments.