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Energy Minister Michael Shanks toured VPI's Immingham Combined Heat and Power Plant, which is investing £1.5bn in carbon capture technology through the Humber Zero programme. This initiative aims to retrofit two of the plant's generating units, capturing 3.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year, thus making the Viking CCS transport and storage network viable.

The project will create approximately 1,500 jobs during construction and additional permanent roles post-operation. Planning consent and environmental permits have been secured, and the Viking CCS initiative is projected to bring £13bn investment and 20,000 jobs to the Humber area.