Question reference: S5W-35700
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its estimate is of the energy generating potential at each of the fifteen plan options that are outlined in the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind.
Answer
The Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy sets out the generating potential for each Plan Option. At a national level the plan has set a limit for development under this cycle of 10 GW. Table 1 in Section 3, and further detail considered in Section 4, are likely to provide the details sought.
The Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy can be found at https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781800042421