Thanks to rtpscott for this
From Business Green today:
Publicly-owned clean energy investor and developer confirms first major solar-thermal investment will create up to 140 jobs. Great British Energy has today announced £7.5m investment in Crawley-headquartered tech firm Naked Energy to fund a new UK manufacturing facility and create up to 140 jobs. https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4534032/great-british-energy-invests-75m-naked-energy
The Great British Energy Act 2025 received royal assent on 15 May 2025.
According to Great British Energy’s first Strategic Plan (published around December 2025), its investments and funded projects aim to directly support at least 10,000 jobs by 2030. This focuses on areas historically dependent on oil and gas, as part of catalysing a just transition, growing the clean energy supply chain (including via the £1 billion “Energy – Engineered in the UK” programme), and related activities. It also aims to support over 1,000 local and community energy projects. https://www.gbe.gov.uk/strategic-plan-2025-html
As of April 2026, over 120 people were working for GBE across the UK (including permanent, temporary, and contingent staff). https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/question/128930/great-british-energy-staff
What has been the benefit to Scotland so far?
Earlier 2025–early 2026 figures showed limited permanent roles in Aberdeen, e.g. reports of around 13–30 permanent overall at points, with many on loan/secondment. https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/only-30-permanent-jobs-appointed-10986255
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It seems a very good investment return rate that we expect from Westminster.
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From what I remember, this was one of Kier Starmer’s “Great British” wheezes, be it rail, energy, summer savings. All laudable I am sure.
But when it claimed that Great British Energy would reduce bills, provide 10,000 jobs, be headquartered in Aberdeen (near Manchester), you just knew it was a short news / isn’t Labour wonderful / we care about Scotland scam.
I have had emails from Nigerian Princes offering me lots of money that were more plausible.
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Yet another con job For Scots WHEN WILL WE GETUP AND TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRYSent from my iPadOn 6 Aug 2026,
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