First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney visits Kishorn Port

Joining the visit was Thomas Meikle, Senior Policy Officer – Offshore Wind Directorate, Scottish Government, Eilidh Cameron, Head of Business Growth-Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross and Greg Paterson, Development Manager – Large Scale Renewables, HIE.

 

The visit consisted of a company overview presentation, in which the First Minister was shown the size and scale of the Port, onsite activities, and the expansion plans. A guided tour of the Port and Dry Dock followed, which enabled the First Minister and party to see the full size and scale of the impressive site.

 

Alasdair Ferguson commented “It was an absolute pleasure to welcome the First Minister and to show him what our Port on the West Coast has to offer in terms of supporting the Floating Offshore Wind Sector, especially when the expansion plans come to fruition. Exciting opportunities lie ahead, and it was great to be able to share our vision and our more immediate plans with the First Minister. We would also like to thank him for taking the time to come and visit. We at KPL look forward to working closely with the Scottish Government, the Offshore Wind Directorate team, HIE and the floating offshore wind sector ”.

 

The First Minister on his visit highlighted the exciting strategic opportunities in Scotland in offshore renewables, commenting “the Kishorn Port site as an amazing facility in deep sheltered water, blessed with a tremendous area of geography on the west coast of Scotland. It is one of the strategic sites in Scotland with amazing possibilities.” The First Minister also recognised all the good work to date in the regeneration of the Dry Dock, port facilities, and the expansion plans for the future.