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UK Government Allocates $134 Million For Building New Nuclear Power In Suffolk - Secretary
Faizan Hashmi Published January 27, 2022 | 04:42 PM
The Government of the United Kingdom has allocated 100 million ($134 million) for the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk in a bid to insulate the country against rising global energy prices, UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Thursday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th January, 2022) The Government of the United Kingdom has allocated 100 million ($134 million) for the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk in a bid to insulate the country against rising global energy prices, UK business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Thursday.
"In light of high global gas prices, we need to ensure Britain's future energy supply is bolstered by reliable, affordable, low carbon power that is generated in this country," Kwarteng said.
Sizewell C, a replica of Hinkley Point C in Somerset, is expected to produce 3.2 GW of low carbon electricity powering nearly 6 million homes and create around 10,000 jobs in Suffolk and across the UK, Kwarteng said.
The project will also be financed by private investors and built by UK-French energy company EDF Energy.
"We're very pleased that the government is showing its confidence in Sizewell C which, if approved, will lower energy costs for consumers and help to insulate the UK from global gas prices. Together with our own investment, these funds will allow us to continue to move the project towards a financial investment decision," EDF CEO Simone Rossi added.
Consultations on the Sizewell C project started in 2012 with EDF filing its planning application in late June last year. The project is a part of the UK initiative to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
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