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More action to prevent lucrative wind farm construction contracts being
lost to Scotland is needed, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has admitted, as
he unveiled plans for a major conference to address the issue next month.
The joint summit on offshore wind power, hosted by the Scottish and UK
governments in Edinburgh, comes after Scots firm BiFab was forced to
mothball two plants in Fife after missing out on lucrative contracts for
turbines off the Scots coast.
Both governments, together with trade unions, offshore wind developers and
supply chain companies, will discuss how the sector can be maximised. Those
in attendance will also look at how UK companies can benefit from the
build-out of offshore wind farms in UK waters.
Read more at https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/finance-secretary-wants-to-stop-wind-farm-plans-falling-through-1-4906074
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