Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Industry continues to work hard to demonstrate its commitment to ensuring that the enormous economic benefits of offshore wind are felt as widely as possible in Scotland.
“Evidence provided to the Scottish Government has already demonstrated the impact of just some of those measures: more than 500 companies attending events with developers, contracts awarded and jobs created.
“Discussion at today’s summit showed industry, government and unions are united in their objective to ensure Scotland captures as much economic benefit from offshore wind as possible. Scottish projects can deliver local economic benefits whilst also growing our capability to exploit the export potential of the global offshore wind market.
“However any measures which may reduce the competitiveness of Scotland’s offshore wind sector must be carefully considered and we will continue to work with the Scottish Government to deliver a vibrant and globally-attractive offshore wind sector as more details of today’s announcement are released.”
