Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-10554 by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on the Iterative Plan Review (IPR) process relating to the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE); when it plans to report; what conclusions have been drawn on the impacts of the new potential generation figure of 27.6GW, and who is conducting the IPR process.
The Iterative Plan Review Process (IPR) is ongoing and officials have completed an initial review of the assessments conducted for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE) adopted in 2020. This initial review identified which aspects of the assessments are likely to be affected by the ScotWind and clearing process results. The full review is estimated to take around 12 months and a final programme for the review process will be fixed in the coming weeks, taking into account the findings of the initial review. Officials at Marine Scotland Directorate will hold a series of stakeholder engagement events and statutory consultation as part of the re-assessment process.