UK Blocks Major Chinese Wind Farm Factory in Scotland Over Security Concerns

Ministers are halting the billion-pound Scotland factory plan as security concerns grow over China’s role in Britain’s offshore wind supply chain.

An oil truck drives past wind turbines at the Dafancheng Wind Power Plant, the largest of its kind in Asia, in Dafancheng of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in 2007. China Photos/Getty Images

The British Labour government has blocked Chinese firm Ming Yang’s plans to build a 1.5 billion pound ($1.9 billion) wind turbine factory in Scotland due to national security concerns.

On March 25, the UK government said it could not support the use of the company’s turbines in offshore wind projects. The decision effectively bars Ming Yang, a major turbine manufacturer, from supplying equipment to UK offshore developments.