The confirmation that Aberdeen was to be the home of GB Energy came wrapped in praise from the prime minister at his speech in Liverpool.
“We said, GB Energy, our publicly owned national champion, the vehicle that will drive forward our mission on clean energy, we said it belonged in Scotland, and it does,” he said.
“But the truth is, it could only really ever be based in one place in Scotland.
“So today, I can confirm that the future of British energy will be powered as it has been for decades, by the talent and skills of the working people in the Granite City with GB Energy based in Aberdeen.”
That brings to an end months of speculation though the debate will now turn to what that will actually mean for jobs and infrastructre in the city, which faces a tricky transition from oil and gas to renewable energy.
The SNP and Conservatives have claimed that up to 100,000 jobs could be at threat from Labour policy on oil and gas licences.
However, the industry estimates the total Scottish jobs dependent on the sector is 60,000.
Tuesday’s announcement brought no further details on how many jobs would be created by GB Energy.
