Sizewell C
The government has confirmed that private investors can now express their interest in contributing to the Sizewell C nuclear power station
In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the cap of the Energy Price Guarantee will rise to £3,000 a year
The UK and French state-controlled energy giant EDF are reportedly expected to take a 50% share each in the project
The Business Secretary has said the UK “should copy the French”, benefitting those who do something “in the national interest”
In his last major speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said the next Prime Minister needed to “go nuclear and go large”
The Prime Minister will reportedly promise to give more government support to the planned Sizewell C nuclear power station
The financial package will support the construction of two new reactors at Sizewell C, which will generate 3.2GW of electricity
That’s the claim of an economics professor, after the government granted the site right to go-ahead
The Autumn Budget confirms that the government remains in “active negotiations” with EDF about Sizewell C