SNP ministers broke lobbying rules over new gas power plant, campaigners say
Environmental campaigners from Friends of the Earth protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh to demand the government reverses its decision to approve Shell's Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea and the need to move away from fossil fuels, June 2, 2022
SNP ministers were accused today of treating proposals for a new gas power plant in north-east Scotland as a “foregone conclusion” amid allegations of backroom lobbying by oil and gas giants.
The new 910-megawatt plant in Peterhead, aimed at replacing an existing gas-powered station as well as providing a new carbon capture and storage facility, is a joint project between energy company SSE and state-owned Norwegian oil giant Equinor.
The proposal is currently making its way through the planning process.
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