Sizewell C cost ‘has doubled since 2020 and could near £40bn’
by Jillian Ambrose from Environment | The Guardian on (#6TJ0F)
Treasury expected to decide whether to support EDF-backed nuclear power plant in this year's spending review
The cost of building the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk has doubled since the plans were presented to the UK government in 2020 and could now reach close to 40bn, according to reports.
A rise in construction charges over recent years, combined with cost overruns and delays at EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear project in Somerset is expected to increase the final bill to build a successor project at Sizewell, according to the Financial Times.
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