Over 27GW of new offshore wind capacity will be built in the country over the next decade
Scotland attracted more greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) into wind energy projects last year than any other sub-national state or region worldwide as renewables developers have secured seabed leasing rights in areas with massive potential for offshore wind farms.Â
In 2022, foreign investors pledged $54.8bn to wind electric power projects in Scotland, an increase of 233% on the previous year, according to fDi Markets figures (including estimates). The second-placed sub-national region, the Vietnamese province of Binh Thuan, attracted a total of $13bn worth of wind FDI announcements, equivalent to less than a quarter of Scotlandâs figure.
Globally, wind power generation mobilised $111.3bn in FDI in 2022. In other words, Scotland alone  attracted almost as much wind power FDI as the rest of the world combined.Â
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