Natalie Don MSP has welcomed the latest figures showing that Scotland has been catapulted into the top three countries in Europe producing electricity from renewables.

Scottish Government figures for 2020 show 97% of electricity in Scotland is produced from renewables.

The MSP for Renfrewshire North and West and member of the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero committee hailed the news that only Norway and Iceland produced more electricity from renewables than Scotland, putting the country ahead of the UK which as a whole generated just 35% of electricity from renewables.

Natalie Don MSP said: “Scotland is a world leader in producing electricity from renewable sources and we continue to increase our capacity to do so and provide a surplus to be exported to other countries around the world.

“In the year of COP26, Scotland will be on the world stage where we will be able to showcase our abilities to develop technologies and innovation to continue to produce clean energy for not only the people of Scotland to use but for it to be sold elsewhere.

“Despite this, investment in Scotland’s world-leading renewables sector is being held back from its full potential as the Tories at Westminster continue to charge extortionate transmission rates in Scotland, making it more expensive for firms to have access to the grid to export electricity.

“We cannot trust the Tories with Scotland’s renewables sector and to get the best out of it for the people of Scotland. The only way we can harness the full potential of the sector in Scotland is by becoming an independent country.”