Publication: Renewable energy: The Scottish Government’s Offshore Wind Investment Programme

by Auditor General

Publication cover: Renewable energy: The Scottish Government’s Offshore Wind Investment Programme

A Scottish Government plan to boost the offshore wind supply chain is making slow progress and faces multiple risks to achieving its aims.

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Key facts from our report

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  • Prioritisation criteria
    Exhibit 1
  • OWIP key events timeline
    Exhibit 2
  • The private/public investment split for OWIP contractually committed projects as of July 2026
    Exhibit 3
  • OWIP contractual commitments by funding type as of July 2026
    Exhibit 4
  • OWIP Delivery Board governance structure
    Exhibit 5
  • Location and scale of investment (public and private)
    Exhibit 6
  • OWIP projects by region
    Exhibit 7
  • OWIP projects by project type
    Exhibit 8
  • A comparison of forecast and actual spending on OWIP projects over the last two years
    Exhibit 9

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