Commenting on the delay announced by Crown Estate Scotland to the ScotWind Leasing process, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Melanie Onn said: 
 
“Offshore wind developers will be dismayed by this latest delay to ScotWind, coming just weeks after Crown Estate Scotland opened applications for new leases. Having spent over a year setting out the process for awarding these new leases and making clear to developers what is required from them, Crown Estate Scotland is now rewriting the rules at the eleventh hour. 
 
“Scotland has a unique opportunity to secure billions of pounds of investment in new renewable energy projects which will support thousands of jobs across the supply chain. Delays and U-turns are bad for investor confidence and for Scotland’s position as a world leader in offshore wind”.  

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