Article 6TJ0F Sizewell C cost ‘has doubled since 2020 and could near £40bn’

Sizewell C cost ‘has doubled since 2020 and could near £40bn’

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Jillian Ambrose
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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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