Talks begin over new UK nuclear plant
The UK s largest business organisation has welcomed the government s decision to begin discussions with French energy giant EDF over funding the construction of the £20 billion Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk.
David Sapsted14 December 2020
The decision to press ahead with the new plant, which could generate seven per cent of Britain s electricity needs, was announced in the Energy White Paper published on Monday.Ministers said plans outlined in the white paper to cut greenhouse gas emissions from industry, transport and buildings, would support up to 220,000 jobs over the next decade.Business and Energy Secretary Alok Sharma defended the decision to press ahead with nuclear energy, rather than depending solely on other green energy sources in the bid to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050.He told the BBC Radio 4 s Today programme: The wind doesn t always blow and the sun doesn t always shine. We are starting negotiations with EDF (but) it
UK to start talks over Sizewell C nuclear power station
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December 15, 2020
LONDON: The government is to begin talks over the construction of a new £20 billion nuclear power plant as it set out plans for a clean energy system it said will create thousands of jobs.
It confirmed negotiations are taking place with EDF Energy over the Sizewell C site in Suffolk, which could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to provide 7 per cent of the UK’s energy demands. Any deal would be subject to a range of approvals on areas such as value for money and affordability, the government said.
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The UK government ‘s Energy White Paper pledges to support up to 220,000 British jobs, and keep bills affordable as country moves towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Government to start talks over Sizewell C nuclear power station
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14 December 2020, 7:58 am
The Government is to begin talks over the construction of a new £20 billion nuclear power plant as it set out plans for a clean energy system it said will create thousands of jobs.
It confirmed negotiations are taking place with EDF Energy over the Sizewell C site in Suffolk, which could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to provide 7% of the UK’s energy demands.
Any deal would be subject to a range of approvals on areas such as value for money and affordability, the Government said.
In a statement, it said the discussions are part of its “options to enable investment in at least one nuclear power station by the end of this Parliament”.
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th Dec) by the UK Government to transform the UK’s energy system from fossil fuels to one that is fit for a net zero economy.
Building on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the Energy White Paper sets out specific steps the government will take over the next decade to cut emissions from industry, transport, and buildings by 230 million metric tonnes – equivalent to taking 7.5 million petrol cars off the road permanently – while supporting hundreds of thousands of new green jobs.