Kate Forbes says there is ‘room’ for Mingyang’s plant, as SNP government pushes for green growth
There is “room” for Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang to open a factory in Scotland, the country’s deputy first minister Kate Forbes has said, as she targets more jobs for the renewables sector. The company’s proposed manufacturing facility was earlier this year prioritised by a Scottish public-private programme matching the supply chain with developers.
Earlier this month, Conservative MP Nick Timothy, in the House of Commons, called on UK energy minister Michael Shanks to rule out allowing any turbines that “might be controlled by hostile states”. “Mingyang benefits from huge subsidies in China but there are serious questions about energy security and national security,” he added. Shanks responded that the UK was encouraging investment and had “processes already under way” regarding investors. Mingyang did not respond to a request for comment.
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