>The nuclear power station being built at Hinkley Point will start operating a year later than planned and will cost an extra £3bn, EDF has said.
>The revised operating date for the site in Somerset is now June 2027 and total costs are estimated to be in the range of £25bn to £26bn.
Will cost a lot more than this. Invest in alternatives.
> The French energy giant developing the site largely put the delays down to the impact of the pandemic.
> EDF has published the findings of a review into the cost and schedule of the power station, taking into account the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
> A reduction in workers allowed on site due to Covid safety measures had resulted in the loss of more than half a million days of critical work in 2020 and 2021, it said.
> Stuart Crooks, managing director of Hinkley Point C, said they had to “suddenly cut numbers on site from more than 5,000 to around 1,500”.
> He added this meant “we had no choice but to become less efficient” with the supply chain “also hit hard”.
> “In April 2020, 180 suppliers were fully shut down, but even as late as February this year, more than 60 suppliers were operating with reduced productivity due to Covid,” he said.
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>The nuclear power station being built at Hinkley Point will start operating a year later than planned and will cost an extra £3bn, EDF has said.
>The revised operating date for the site in Somerset is now June 2027 and total costs are estimated to be in the range of £25bn to £26bn.
Will cost a lot more than this. Invest in alternatives.
> The French energy giant developing the site largely put the delays down to the impact of the pandemic.
> EDF has published the findings of a review into the cost and schedule of the power station, taking into account the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
> A reduction in workers allowed on site due to Covid safety measures had resulted in the loss of more than half a million days of critical work in 2020 and 2021, it said.
> Stuart Crooks, managing director of Hinkley Point C, said they had to “suddenly cut numbers on site from more than 5,000 to around 1,500”.
> He added this meant “we had no choice but to become less efficient” with the supply chain “also hit hard”.
> “In April 2020, 180 suppliers were fully shut down, but even as late as February this year, more than 60 suppliers were operating with reduced productivity due to Covid,” he said.