Nuclear | Hinkley and Wylfa woes add to Sizewell uncertainty
The latest setbacks for Hinkley Point C and Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plants are weakening the case for Sizewell, according to Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit analyst Jess Ralston.
Last week EDF revealed that the cost of building Hinkley C had risen by around £500M with its start date pushed back to June 2026, while Horizon Nuclear Power officially withdrew its planning application for Wylfa.
“There’s quite a lot of uncertainty still around the nuclear industry and how it’s going to be funded, when power stations will be finished and how much they’ll cost,” Ralston said.
“What’s happening with Hinkley and Wylfa is impacting Sizewell because it’s adding to that uncertainty and meaning the industry doesn’t really know what the future is. That creates more uncertainty about how much money they’ll have to put into it and how long it will take.”
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