Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent relinquishing of ScotWind leases.
The Scottish Government is doing everything within its power to support the delivery of ScotWind projects and ensure that the offshore wind opportunity for Scotland is realised.
To date, we have unlocked almost £900m of investment in port and supply chain projects, helping underpin the delivery of our offshore wind pipeline.
To secure project delivery in Scotland, the UK Government must prioritise the critical reforms necessary to make transmission charges fairer, and bring forward grid connection dates.
Given the scale of the offshore wind opportunity in Scotland, some project attrition is inevitable as developers reassess their commercial priorities. This is a normal and expected feature of an offshore wind market of this scale and potential.