Minister for Energy and the Environment Gillian Martin has called for immediate UK Government action to make the transformative potential of offshore wind a reality.
She said significant reinforcement and expansion of the power grid is needed, using reserved powers to connect offshore wind projects including ScotWind – with the potential to power many millions more homes.
Ahead of a speech at one of the UK’s largest offshore wind conferences in London today, the minister also called for new powers to modernise the planning and consenting system for grid infrastructure to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
