# SSE backs Nigg Offshore Wind tower factory in Scotland

SSE has provided a £15 million debt investment to support the construction of a new offshore wind tower manufacturing facility at Port of Nigg in Scotland. The £110-120 million plant, being built by Global Energy Group and Haizea Wind Group, will be capable of manufacturing up to 135 next-generation offshore wind towers per year and create 400 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-12-03
- Where: Port of Nigg, Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
- Value: $153.0M (115.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 135 offshore wind towers per year
- Products: offshore wind turbine towers, tubular rolling
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Global Energy](https://endata.com/companies/7879.md)
- [SSE Renewables](https://endata.com/companies/5722.md) (customer)
- [SSE](https://endata.com/companies/9249.md) (investor)
- [Haizea Wind](https://endata.com/companies/32032.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sserenewables.com](https://www.sserenewables.com/news-and-views/2021/12/sse-backs-uk-s-largest-offshore-wind-tower-factory-to-be-built-in-scotland/), 2021-12-03: "SSE is providing substantial financial backing for a new state-of-the-art offshore turbine tower tubular rolling manufacturing plant in the Scottish Highlands with debt investment of £15 million."

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