Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 1571

Hinkley Point C Power Station

Tabled: 24 July 2024

Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Claire Coutinho

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on decarbonising the grid by 2030 on the cost of constructing Sizewell C.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The capital costs for Sizewell C are commercially sensitive, and subject to ongoing development. We cannot comment further on the cost at this time, but we are committed to Sizewell C, which with other new nuclear projects will play an important role in t...

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