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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Scotland's biggest power company, Scottish and Southern Energy, has announced plans to create 250 renewable energy jobs in Glasgow. The new jobs are expected to be both highly skilled and highly paid. The project will be developed with the University of Strathclyde. It will include design, engineering, project management, procurement and monitoring of the company's renewable energy sites across Europe. The Scottish government has backed the project with a grant of £2.8m. No date has been given for the expansion.
Sources
7 October 2009: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Scottish and Southern Energy, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69683, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69683.
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