Perth and Kinross Council has unanimously backed a plan to generate power from the River Tay for hundreds of homes, businesses and schools across Perth.

The £8 million environmentally-friendly initiative will use water heat pumps to capture renewable energy from the river. This will then be utilised within a new district heating network to supple heat to buildings in Tayside.

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The first stage of the scheme will supply the power for four business plots, over 200 homes and North Muirton Primary School.

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