UK nuclear power plant at Sizewell site gets go-ahead after two years
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Katrina Krämer2022-07-21T14:12:00
Part of the net zero strategy, Sizewell C will generate 7% of the country’s electricity – but the decision has been met with criticism
The UK government has approved construction of Sizewell C, a two-reactor nuclear power plant. Once completed in the early 2030s, it will provide 3.2GW or 7% of the country’s electricity needs.
Sizewell C will be built next to two existing plants Sizewell B and A – the latter of which stopped operating in 2007 – in Suffolk, south-east England. The £20 billion project will be mainly funded by French energy supplier EDF, with £100 million from the government.