Comhairle: Urgent need to press ahead with sub-
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has responded to the joint Scottish and UK Government report released today which considers the case for developing renewables projects on the Scottish islands.
Comhairle leader Angus Campbell said: "This report is an excellent piece of work that reiterates and underlines the policy position and arguments that Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has been advocating for the past 10 years.
“The report clearly demonstrates that the on-
“It demonstrates that the Outer Hebrides has an opportunity to make an important
contribution to Scottish and UK renewables and decarbonisation targets and importantly
it shows that Island wind is competitive with other low-
“The report also confirms what the Comhairle has been warning about repeatedly over
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“It is now essential that these barriers are clearly addressed in order to allow renewables projects in the Scottish islands to move to implementation and I look forward to this report being a launching point for rapid progress being made on these two critical issues.”
Mr Campbell stressed: “Time is of the essence and I look forward to Scottish Hydro
Electric Transmission submitting the "needs case" for the Outer Hebrides inter-
“I would also call on SHET to publish in full the timings for the Outer Hebrides interconnector project and where they are with that process as there is a real danger that we are running out of time to capitalise on the renewables resources of these Islands.
“We -