ANDY BURNHAM hailed the announcement of a £12 billion investment in offshore wind today, as he jets to Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.The Vanguard West and Vanguard East projects, off the Norfolk coast, will receive £1bn from the government’s national wealth fund  to bolster private funding from energy company RWE and investment firm KKR.Welcoming the development, which aims to start producing electricity by 2030, Mr Burnham said: “This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain.

ANDY BURNHAM hailed the announcement of a £12 billion investment in offshore wind today, as he jets to Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.

The Vanguard West and Vanguard East projects, off the Norfolk coast, will receive £1bn from the government’s national wealth fund  to bolster private funding from energy company RWE and investment firm KKR.

Welcoming the development, which aims to start producing electricity by 2030, Mr Burnham said: “This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain.

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