of projects which promote sustainable economic growth.
Renewable Energy
In 2023, this included the socio-economic impact assessment of the £250m investment by Sumitomo Electric to develop a high voltage cable manufacturing plant at Nigg in the Highlands.
We are retained on SSE's Socio-Economic Framework for all their renewable investments and developments, covering the period to 2025.
Development & Regen
MKA Economics was re-commissioned by Storas Uibhist to assess the economic effects of the loss of the CalMac ferry service to the Uists during April to June 2023. We recently supported the economic impact assessment of BlackRock's relocation in Edinburgh.
Public Policy
MKA Economics has led a range of public policy studies, including the review of shared services in Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire, option appraisal of employability initiatives and business cases for various City Deal and Levelling Up funding bids.
I wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for the key role you played when giving evidence to the Court. When I did the same it definitely didn’t feel like just another day at the office. Despite this you performed with aplomb and the result reflects the highly professional approach you took. The evidence you gave was of course the distillation of months of economic studies and evidence building. Given the successful planning determination, defence of the same in a JR, review by the Scottish Government and now a successful Land Court outcome your work has stood the test of some exceptional scrutiny. It was of course on this test that your EIA was so crucial to demonstrate. So, thank you for all your inputs to the Court, it is greatly appreciated by all of us here at HIE.
David Oxley, Space Hub Sutherland, Director of Strategic Projects, HIE
