Great British Energy (GBE) has launched a £1bn Energy Engineered in the UK (EEUK) programme to mobilise public and private investment and unlock critical supply chains.

As part of this programme, GBE is opening its £300m GBE Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind & Networks, designed to tackle urgent bottlenecks in key components such as blades, turbines, transmission cables and converter stations. The initial £300m in grant funding will be expanded with a further £700m in renewable energy supply chains within this parliament, bringing GBE’s total contribution up to £1bn.

GBE will work alongside partners including the National Wealth Fund, Scottish National Infrastructure Bank, and The Crown Estate to unlock financing for large-scale manufacturing projects.

To cement the UK’s position as a global leader in deepwater offshore wind, GBE is also establishing a Deepwater Wind Commercialisation Programme in partnership with FLOWEX, bringing together industry leaders to unlock the industrial opportunity from the next frontier of offshore wind deployment.

Great British Energy CEO, Dan McGrail, said: "Great British Energy is investing in British industry, we are helping to create jobs, driving innovation, and ensuring clean energy infrastructure is built here in the UK. This programme is about more than funding; it will help overcome the current challenges and ensure the benefits of a world-class supply chain are felt in communities across the country.”

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