Boris Johnson Week in Power
Boris Johnson Week in Power
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Boris Johnson’s in the East of England
Boris Johnson’s in the East of England
The prime minister said the rise in fuel costs caused by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine showed why new nuclear generation capacity is needed in the UK.
The new reactor at Sizewell in Suffolk is expected to be built in partnership with power company EDF and could fill the equivalent of around six million homes.
“We want to stick our national finger out and continue with Sizewell C,” Johnson said in his last primary political speech as prime minister.
“That is why we are injecting £700 million into the deal, just one component of the £1. 7 billion in government investment that will be had to expand a large-scale nuclear allocation into the final phase of investment in this Parliament.
“Over the next few weeks, I’m sure he’ll cross the line. “
He said it would be “crazy” to go ahead with the allocation that would “set the energy needs, just for this generation and the next. “
Johnson will step down on Tuesday, handing over strength to Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak after the Conservative leadership race. , I say nuclear pass and pass and pass with Sizewell C. “
Downing Street has not been to give more main points about the funding announcement and EDF has not yet responded.
The total allocation charge for Sizewell C may be around £20 billion, according to reports.
It is not expected to start generating electricity until the 2030s; The same reactor at Hinkley Point C in Somerset started operating in 2016 and won’t be online until 2027, although this is partly due to the influence of the pandemic.
Johnson, in a speech to Sizewell, said there had been a “paralysis of British nuclear power,” accusing successive governments of not investing in new reactors.
“Yes, nuclear power is still seen, when you start, it still looks expensive to build and operate,” he said.
“But look at what’s happening today, look at the effects of Putin’s war. It is reasonable compared to today’s hydrocarbons.
He said that if Hinkley Point C worked now “our national fuel expenditures would be £3 billion”.
Johnson also pushed the importance of offshore wind and gave the impression of targeting fracking advocates like Truss.
He said: “Because of government activism, we are now rushing towards our purpose, we will achieve it, of 50 gigawatts of offshore wind until 2030.
“Fifty gigawatts is a huge amount, it’s part of this country’s electricity consumption, coming from offshore wind.
“I tell everyone who thinks that ‘hydrocarbons are the only answer, we do hydraulic fracturing’ and all this, offshore wind is now the cheapest form of electric power in this country. Offshore wind is nine times less expensive than gas. “
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