BORIS Johnson will create 6,000 new jobs with two offshore wind ports to turn the Red Wall green, it was revealed last night.
The PM will pump £95million into two flagship ports in The Humber and Teeside, promising to “put the wind in the sails” of Britain’s green revolution.
Construction will begin later this year to turn the country’s old industrial heartlands green in a move fit for the future.
Once complete, they will have the power to create a whopping 9GW of energy offshore wind projects each year – enough electricity to power 8 million homes.
Ministers have promised to create enough to power every home in the UK by 2030.
He said last night: “During the Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago, wind powered the sails of ships from the Humber and Teesside trading goods around the world.
“Now the Humber and Teesside will put the wind in the sails of our new green industrial revolution, building the next generation of offshore wind turbines whilst creating 6,000 new green jobs in the process.
“Our multi-million-pound investment in these historic coastal communities is a major step towards producing the clean, cheap energy we need to power our homes and economy without damaging the environment.”
Able Marine Energy Park, on the South Bank of the River Humber, will receive up to £75 million of Government cash, and Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre, on the River Tees, will get up to £20 million.
GE Renewable Energy will invest £142 million to build a new state-of-the-art offshore wind blade manufacturing factory at the Teeside site, which will also help create another 1,500 indirect jobs.
It comes after the Chancellor used the Budget to name both Teesside and Humberside as two of eight freeports – which will slash taxes and customs fees in the area in a bid to bring even more investment to the regions.
