The United Kingdom Energy Minister has said that he has “hopes” that an advertisement on investment in Grangemouth arrives soon.
Michael Shanks said that more than 80 potential investors had presented since the United Kingdom government promised £ 200 million for the site.
The United Kingdom Government is looking for other £ 600 million of private investment in the area, after the closing of the latest Escotic oil refinery there.
Shanks said the investment, announced by the Prime Minister at the Scotland Labor Conference earlier this year, will help provide a “sustainable long -term future” for the site.
More than 400 jobs were lost in the oil refinery when Petroin owners did to an fuel import terminal.
The company said the installation was losing large amounts of money every day.
Speaking in The Sunday Show of BBC Scotland, the Minister of Energy said that his government was getting involved with companies in new projects for the area.
“We have had some really positive meetings around possible investors,” he said.
“In fact, more than 80 potential investors are presented.
“Scottish Enterprise is leading to the due diligence of the future.
“There are a number of really credible projects that we are developing at this time.
“We hope we have some really positive ads to say soon.”
Shanks said the investment of £ 200 million “unprecedented” by the National Wealth Fund would help “create the jobs of the future” while providing the security of long -term investment.
He added: “I hope we have ads soon.
“I am not involved in due diligence, as I would not expect, but there are some really exciting and viable projects that will present that will deliver in Grangemouth jobs in the future.”
After the announcement of Petroins to close the plant, the Willow project financed by the governments of Scottish and the United Kingdom, a report that established the future potential of the site in areas such as sustainable aviation fuel.
Earlier this week, Jan Robertson, director of Grangemouth at Scottish Enterprise, said he had received a “mixture of consultations” of companies, including those interested in the site, as well as some that “have a good opportunity to become short -term projects.”
“What I mean by that are the next three or four years,” Holyrood and the Fair Work Committee told the economy.
“Our approach at this time is to work with them and work as close as possible to make the progress we want to see in Grangemouth.”
The net secretary of Zero of Scotland, Gillian Martin, said in the committee that the “door is not closed” to companies and consultations could still be done about working in Grangemouth, and added that Petroinos had also received approaches.
Mrs. Martin said she had hope for the future of Grangemouth.
“We could look back five years and begin to point out the fingers, but the most important thing is that in the last year, in reality in the last six months, the Willow project and the task force have moved things in a way that has been fast, agile, focused,” he said.
“I feel much safer than this time last year in the prospects of that site.”
Mrs. Martin added that she expected, with the approval of the cabinet, a fair transition plan for Grangemouth would be published next week.
