ON a visit to the Port of Milford Haven, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies, will today pledge to make Wales a ‘world leader’ in cutting edge energy technologies, as Labour sets out plans for a landmark investment in clean energy to ‘reindustrialise Wales’.

Ed Miliband will pledge that if Labour wins on 4 July it will deliver the biggest investment in ports in a generation. Ports like Milford Haven are ideal candidates for this investment to deliver vital upgrades and support the growth of new clean energy technologies such as floating offshore wind, including in the Celtic Sea.

Labour has said that one of its six steps to change Wales would be to set up Great British Energy, a publicly owned energy company to invest in clean homegrown power. GB Energy will prioritise investing in floating offshore wind, creating good jobs and unleashing significant private investment into Wales.

Alongside this, under Labour a National Wealth Fund will invest in rebuilding our industrial strength including £1.8bn of public investment to modernise and upgrade our ports, crowding in billions more. Labour’s plans will put Wales at the front of the global race to lead in cutting edge technologies with major export potential.

Under the Conservatives, support is so inadequate that they have only moved two ports forwards for funding in their recent Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, dropping projects like Milford Haven, when we need 11 ports to lead the world in floating offshore wind according to industry experts.

Today’s announcement is one part of Labour’s plan to deliver the biggest investment in clean energy in British history to boost energy security, create good jobs, and cut bills for good. This landmark investment will reindustrialise Wales, reversing fourteen years of industrial decline under the Conservatives, and help create 29,000 good, well-paid jobs across Wales.

Working with the Welsh Labour Government and building on the work of Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, Labour will invest in clean energy and good jobs, cut energy bills once and for all, and make Britain energy independent

Labour’s plans are partly funded by a proper windfall tax on oil and gas giants, so they pay their fair share to investing in Wales and delivering energy security.

Speaking ahead of the visit, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: ‘Labour will put Wales at the cutting edge of the clean energy revolution, working with the Welsh Labour Government to seize the opportunities of new technologies such as floating offshore wind.

We will set up GB Energy, a publicly owned clean energy company, to scale the deployment of new technologies, boost energy security and cut bills for good.

By also delivering the biggest investment in ports in a generation, we will make Wales a powerhouse of Labour’s clean power mission.

The plans we’re setting out today will help reindustrialise Wales, creating good jobs and rebuilding the strength of Welsh industry.’

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies said: ‘Under Labour, Wales will benefit from the biggest investment in clean energy in our history.

GB Energy will harness the power of Wales’ natural resources to take back control of our energy supply and make Wales a world leader in new technologies.

After 14 years of Tory governments failing Wales, only Labour has a plan to unleash the investment needed to lower bills, deliver the next generation of good jobs and boost energy security.’

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The following people have been nominated for election as a member of the UK Parliament for Mid and South Pembrokeshire constituency:

Hanna Andersen (Women’s Equality Party);

Alistair Cameron (Welsh Liberal Democrats);

Stephen Crabb (Welsh Conservative);

Stuart Marchant (Reform UK);

James Purchase (Green Party);

Vusi Siphika, (Independent);

Cris Tomos (Plaid Cymru);

Henry Tufnell (Welsh Labour).