As nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices The owner of Hinkley Point C has blamed inflation, Covid and Brexit as it announced the nuclear...
Read MoreChiefs say UK’s troubled economy and political uncertainty is dampening enthusiasm for clean energy rolloutThe bosses behind Britain’s multibillion-pound clean energy rollout have warned the government that the...
Read MoreStatement comes after reports Suffolk reactor project could be delayed or axed amid spending cutsUK politics live – latest news updatesDowning Street has said plans to build a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk have not...
Read MoreProposal for new plant in Suffolk could be delayed or scrapped, with government reassessing big projectsPlans to build a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk are under review and could be delayed or scrapped as the government...
Read MoreBoris Johnson is expected to confirm government funding for Suffolk projectBoris Johnson is poised to sign off as prime minister by giving the green light for a new nuclear reactor costing up to £30bn. The decision to...
Read MoreTUC calls for October energy price cap rise to be cancelled as chancellor tells firms to invest ‘extraordinary profits’Ministers have been warned that energy bills will cost more than two month’s wages next...
Read MoreResearch into costs of proposed Suffolk power station could further inflame debate over UK nuclear powerThe proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station could cost UK taxpayers more than double government estimates and take an...
Read MoreFailures in government’s investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed £10.7bn in just two yearsThe cost of decommissioning the UK’s seven ageing nuclear power stations has nearly doubled to £23.5bn...
Read MoreFirms inundated with calls from customers as bosses fear impact of October’s scheduled cap riseAs many as four in 10 people in Britain could fall into fuel poverty when the price cap rises again this autumn, energy bosses...
Read MoreExclusive: deal in which UK government would take stake in Sizewell C would risk inflaming geopolitical tensionsMinisters are closing in on a deal that could kick China off a project to build a £20bn nuclear power station...
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