GB Energy says it may not meet pledge to employ 1,000 people ‘for 20 years’ | Energy industry

It may take 20 years for GB energy To meet her pledge to employ 1,000 people, its president admitted on Monday.

Jurgen Mayer also refused to make an appointment when lowering energy bills.

GB Energy is a vital seat in Keir Starmer plans to increase renewable energy and reduce home bills. The agency was established after the Labor Party won the general elections, as the decision was taken last year in Aberdeen – the capital of oil and gas in Europe – and the ambitions of reducing the costs of consumer.

Mayer said that the workers -backed organization will create 200 to 300 roles in Aberdeen over the next five years.

He told Sky News: “In the long run, as we have become a major energy hero, it may be much more [jobs] From that. Power companies grow more than 10 or 20 years. We will have been present for 20 years as a British energy hero. “

When asked if it might take 20 years to reach 1000 jobs, he replied, “Certainly.”

Mayer, former CEO of Siemens UK, highlighted that there will also be thousands of jobs created in the broader renewable power supply chain through GB Energy activities.

However, he could not give a fixed date when energy bills were reduced by up to 300 pounds as a result of their activities.

Mayer said: “I know that you are asking me for an appointment when I can bring it, but GB Energy has not been entered into creation and we will decrease energy bills.”

The Prime Minister of Scotland, John Sweeney, accused the UK government of “Hoodwinking” the public of GB Energy’s ability to reduce bills.

During a visit to Five, Sweeini Radio Power told: “I strongly support the steps taken by the GB Energy, but I believe that the problem we have is that the Labor Party, the action government, promised something GB energy unable to provide.

They were outperforming the audience around this point. People promise to reduce fuel bills due to GB energy. The GB Energy Chair told the media this morning that it will not be achieved for some large time in the future. “

“Before the elections, they were not even able to tell us what GB’s energy will be, unlike a plate in a building in Aberdeen,” said the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.

“It now turns out that Kerr Starmer would be 80 years old before they employ the number of people who say he will work, but I even take this with a giant salt.”