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- EDF takes €12.9bn hit after Hinkley Point C delays and cost overruns Fri, 16 Feb 24, 11:04pmFrench energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK
- Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion Sat, 27 Jan 24, 7:00pmCross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on
- Hinkley Point C could be delayed to 2031 and cost up to £35bn, says EDF Wed, 24 Jan 24, 5:50amAs nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices
- UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’ Thu, 11 Jan 24, 11:01amMinisters hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs
- UK arm of EDF returns to profit as household electricity prices soar Fri, 17 Feb 23, 10:15pmFrench firm’s 2022 pre-tax figure of £1.1bn in Britain relates to nuclear operations and higher energy prices
- Coal power stations fired up and customers paid to cut energy use in UK cold snap Mon, 23 Jan 23, 9:47amNational Grid asks Drax and EDF to start warming three plants and says it will activate its live demand flexibility service on Monday evening
- Coal power stations fired up again as UK cold snap bites Mon, 23 Jan 23, 4:39amNational Grid asks Drax and EDF to start warming three plants as precaution amid cold weather and low wind speeds
- Sizewell C nuclear plant confirmed with £700m public stake Tue, 29 Nov 22, 9:43pmEDF’s Suffolk plant will create 10,000 highly skilled jobs and help secure UK energy security, ministers say
- Sizewell C nuclear plant plans have not been scrapped, says No 10 Sat, 5 Nov 22, 12:25amStatement comes after reports Suffolk reactor project could be delayed or axed amid spending cuts
- Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘under review’ as UK seeks spending cuts Fri, 4 Nov 22, 7:41pmProposal for new reactor in Suffolk could be delayed or scrapped, with government reassessing big projects
- EDF considers extending life of two UK nuclear plants due to energy crisis Thu, 29 Sep 22, 3:35amHartlepool and Heysham 1, operational for four decades, are due to close in 2024 but EDF says that is under review
- Who will fund Sizewell C nuclear plant and when will it be built? | explainer Thu, 1 Sep 22, 2:35amBoris Johnson is expected to confirm government funding for Suffolk project
- A new nuclear power station needs a vast supply of water. But where will Sizewell C get it from? | Will Atkins Thu, 28 Jul 22, 12:17amPlans for the site have got the go-ahead. The knock-on effect for Suffolk’s rivers and seawater will soon be clear
- UK close to deal with EDF to keep coal-fired power station open Mon, 13 Jun 22, 11:39pmFrench firm in talks to extend life of Nottinghamshire plant to shore up Britain’s winter energy supplies
- Sizewell C ‘may cost double government estimates and take five years longer to build’ Sun, 22 May 22, 7:56pmResearch into costs of proposed Suffolk power station could further inflame debate over UK nuclear power