Highlands green freeport reaches key milestone

A bid to make the Highlands a major European hub for the development of the offshore wind industry and renewable energy sector has reached a key landmark.

Legislation has been completed establishing the tax sites for the creation of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF).

It is hoped the move will attract global companies to invest in the area due to a number of tax benefits and other incentives which are now available.

The freeport has forecast that it will lead to the creation of more than 10,000 jobs in the Highlands and Islands and attract more than GBP3bn of fresh investment.