A final investment decision (FID) on whether to proceed with the proposed Sizewell C nuclear station in southeast England remains on track to take place sometime in 2024, a spokesperson for the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has said.
The FID is the decision to sign binding contracts for and proceed with a large infrastructure project such as a new nuclear station.
An FID for Sizewell C is the last main outstanding issue required to be resolved before construction of the planned facility, which will have two France supplied EPR reactor units of about 1,630 MW each, can begin.
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