Swansea Bay tidal lagoon backed by government review

Ex-energy minister Charles Hendry urges ministers to approve plans, which could provide UK with reliable and clean electricity

Ministers have been urged to stop dithering and strike a subsidy deal for a pioneering tidal lagoon in Wales, after a government-commissioned report enthusiastically backed the technology as a reliable source of indigenous, affordable and clean energy.

Charles Hendry, a former energy minister, said his independent review of tidal power had concluded a small trial lagoon at Swansea Bay was a "no regrets option" that could open the way to at least five other full-scale projects around the UK.