China’s State Council has approved 10 new commercial nuclear power reactors at a total cost of 200 billion yuan (€23bn, $27bn), according to local press reports.

The approvals, on 27 April, would appear to represent another vote of confidence for Beijing’s ambitious nuclear deployment plans to remain central to the nation’s clean energy transition.

It is the fourth year in a row that China has approved at least 10 new reactors.