A Swansea MP has raised concerns about the city's £850m tidal lagoon energy project after labelling it a "catastrophic mistake". Geraint Davies, Labour MP for Swansea West, has told MPs that the project, which goes to the planning inspectorate next month, would harm tourism in the area and detract from views of Swansea Bay. Speaking in parliament this month, Davies said: 'The idea of blighting our iconic view and future tourist economy with a power station feeding the grid with only part of the energy needs for just 121,000 homes, part of the day, is astounding. It would be a catastrophic mistake." If built, the six-mile tidal lagoon would be one of Swansea's largest construction projects. The development by Tidal Lagoon Power will generate electricity by harnessing the power of tidal movements and entails building a 9.5km sea wall in the bay with turbines to capture the sea's power.
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