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Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

Commons · Question 54121 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Sizewell C nuclear plant in advance of the final investment decision for that plant.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Jun 2025

The Sizewell C Development Expenditure Subsidy Scheme (DEVEX Scheme) has been made for £5.5bn for the Sizewell C company. Under this scheme to date, £3.9bn has been awarded to the company, in two tranches, one of £1.2bn and one of £2.7bn. Prior to these a...