Dundee is making a bid to become the home of the new publicly-owned energy company, Great British Energy.

A senior councillor said he was writing to the UK Government to put forward the city's case for hosting the firm, a move which would create jobs at the forefront of the clean energy revolution.

Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company, designed to drive clean energy deployment, boost energy independence and create jobs.

The UK Government said it would help ensure UK taxpayers, bill payers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy.

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No base for the company has been confirmed, and Convener of Fair Work, Economic Growth & Infrastructure Steven Rome said there were compelling arguments for bringing it to Dundee.

He is writing to Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero of the United Kingdom, to set out the city’s “impressive” proposition.

Councillor Rome said: "Dundee is already at the heart of the country’s transition to clean energy.

"There's the renewables hub at the Port of Dundee and the great work going on at MSIP to innovate in sustainable mobility and create the workforce we’ll need in the future, to give just a couple of examples.

"We've got impressive strengths across academia, business and climate leadership which would make us the idea home for GB Energy."

The UK Government has said it plans to allocate £8.3 billion towards GB Energy, with an initial focus on offshore wind.