ScotWind leasing revenues: FOI release
- Published
- 24 September 2025
- Directorate
- Financial Management Directorate
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500470123
- Date received
- 10 June 2025
- Date responded
- 1 July 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Could you supply how much of the ScotWind money earned so far has been spent, how much is left and a breakdown of what it has been spent on?
Response
A total of £756 million was generated from the initial ScotWind leasing round.
To date £96 million of this funding has been spent, all of it in 2022-23. This was used to support the overall fiscal position, with pressures set out as part of the Emergency Budget Review in Autumn 2022.
£364 million of ScotWind revenues have been profiled into 2025-26. Final decisions on formally drawing down the funding will be made at the end of the financial year.
The current profiled utilisation of Scotwind funding in 2025-26 is as follows;
|
Portfolio |
Detail |
Scotwind Capital |
Scotwind Resource |
Total |
|
F&LG |
Responding to COSLA’s ask for funding to respond to the climate emergency by making available £40 million to target local priorities. Additionally, £20 million is allocated for Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council to enable them to sustain and improve interisland connectivity in the way that best meets local needs. £10 million has been dedicated to reform public services. |
52.0 |
18.0 |
70.0 |
|
NZE |
Supporting offshore wind capital investment, nature restoration and energy and transition funds. Additionally, £25 million has been allocated to support economic growth at the Grangemouth Industrial Cluster. |
179.9 |
5.0 |
184.9 |
|
RALRI |
£16 million to progress transformation and reform of the agriculture and food and drink industries, including energy efficiency and improved resilience. The remaining funding will be targeted towards peatlands restoration and woodlands creation. |
30.6 |
0.0 |
30.6 |
|
Transport |
Supporting capital investment for sustainable and active travel programmes and low carbon programmes |
78.5 |
0.0 |
78.5 |
|
|
Total |
341.0 |
23.0 |
364.0 |
The remaining £296 million has not yet been allocated with decisions on their deployment to be taken at individual Budgets, in line with Scottish Government priorities.
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