Scottish Government slammed over £200k diesel generator spend for ferries due to be replaced
Updated: July 4, 2021, 10:30 am
MV Finlaggan. unknown. Supplied by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).
The Scottish Government has revealed plans to spend £200,000 on diesel generators – for two ferries due to be replaced.
CalMac Ferries have advertised for companies who make “emergency generator sets” to come forward to assist as the ones on MV Loch Dunvegan and MV Loch Fyne are obsolete.
But the spend, which comes ahead of a replacement plan for the ferries, has sparked criticism from Labour MSP Rhoda Grant, who has been campaigning for the government to make faster moves towards purchasing additional ferry capacity.