THE Scottish Government's target of meeting all its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020 are likely to be missed by a decade, the organisation representing the offshore oil and gas industry said.
Oil and Gas UK told MSPs yesterday that producing the equivalent of 100% of electricity needs from renewable sources was "more likely by 2030".
In a report to Holyrood's Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, the body's energy policy manager David Odling and its employment and skills issues adviser Alix Thom said the target "poses considerable difficulties, especially within the timeframe envisaged" with the intermittency of wind power a stumbling block.
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