A further £341mn of previously allocated funding for development work has been made available for Sizewell C.
The funds will be used to help prepare the site for construction, procure key components from the supply chain and expand the workforce, ramping up activity. Specifically, it will help construct onsite training facilities for 1,500 apprenticeships, aid further development of the plant’s engineering design, and support direct investments into the local community ahead of work kicking off.
It builds on the government’s existing £870mn stake, with progress continuing towards a Final Investment Decision for a new large-scale nuclear project this Parliament.
Sizewell C Company Joint Managing Director, Julia Pyke, said the funding puts them in an “even stronger position” to start full construction. Pyke continued: “It will also allow us to implement several community schemes over the next few months. We want people living near Sizewell C to see the benefits of the project as soon as possible and we’re looking forward to getting started on a range of proposals which will bring real improvements to the area well before the main construction gets underway.”
