Motion · S4M-06835 · 3 Jun 2013
Longannet’s £25 Million Upgrade
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes a £25 million upgrade of one of Longannet Power Station’s four generating units; understands that Longannet is the largest power station in Scotland and provides electricity to millions of homes and businesses and that, for 40 years, it has been a large employer of skilled and professional Fifers and supports thousands of jobs across a wide and varied supply chain; notes that the upgrade is on Unit 3, which, alone, is capable of generating up to 600MW of electricity or approximately 10% of Scotland’s average peak electricity demand; understands that this project follows a £20 million upgrade in 2012 on another unit, and believes that the station provides an important part of Scotland’s electrical energy mix.
Supporters (10)
- Chic Brodie 3 Jun 2013
- Nigel Don 3 Jun 2013
- Richard Lyle 3 Jun 2013
- Mike MacKenzie 3 Jun 2013
- Dave Thompson 3 Jun 2013
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 3 Jun 2013
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 4 Jun 2013
- Bill Kidd 4 Jun 2013
- Gil Paterson 5 Jun 2013
- Colin Keir 6 Jun 2013
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.