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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Sizewell C ‘may cost double government estimates and take five years longer to build’

Demonstrators protest  in May 2022 against the building of the Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast.
Demonstrators protest earlier this month against the building of the Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast. Photograph: Gregg Brown/PA

The proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station could cost UK taxpayers more than double government estimates and take an extra five years to build, according to research.

Ministers will decide in July whether to approve the development of the Suffolk power station proposed by the French developer EDF. The business department has estimated that the government-backed scheme will add an extra £1 a month to household bills to aid construction costs.

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