Infrastructure News – Page 88
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NewsPlan for low carbon target law defeated
Lords vote against setting decarbonisation target for UK’s energy mix in 2014
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NewsGovernment primes Islamic bond to boost UK infrastructure
UK aims to launch £200m Sharia-compliant bond next year
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NewsGovernment to keep hold of roads standards
Plans to spin-out the Highways Agency would still see government keep control of design requirements
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NewsGreenpeace drops Hinkley legal challenge
But £16bn nuclear project still facing legal challenge from Ireland’s National Trust
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NewsHS2 will tender £19.6bn of construction work
But government business case weakens after costs increase
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NewsEighteen contractors in race for £2.25bn supersewer
UK’s biggest contractors outnumbered by foreign firms in running for Thames Tideway work
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NewsSellafield to miss savings target by £144m
Spending watchdog finds consortium of Amec, Areva and URS is set to achieve £652m of savings, but this is £144m short of its target
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NewsRace starts for £55m Paddington Crossrail tunnel job
London Underground seeking contractors to propose ways of cutting costs or risks on major upgrade project
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NewsAlternative to HS2 is '14 years of weekend closures'
Network Rail report argues that upgrading existing lines instead of building HS2 would lead to 14 years of line closures on weekends
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NewsPower plants exempt from review of 'green tariffs'
Government confirm Cameron’s plan to “roll back” green charges on energy will not affect major infrastructure subsidies
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NewsNo guarantee for UK firms on Hinkley
EDF boss says government’s claim that around 57% of £16bn project value will go to UK firms is only an ‘estimation’ and is not in its contract
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NewsHost of major energy schemes in line for state backing
Treasury says 40 projects worth £33bn have prequalified for a UK Guarantee, with over half the eligible schemes energy projects
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NewsEDF: No green light for Hinkley until EU approves deal
Final investment decision to go ahead with £16bn nuclear plant depends on deal receiving state aid clearance, which could take a year
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NewsDeal sealed for £16bn Hinkley nuclear plant
Government and EDF agree deal for new nuclear plant, with more than half the value of project to go to UK firms
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NewsFive firms to compete for Horizon nuclear framework
Exclusive: Firms in running to provide services including site development, planning and waste management on £10bn Wyfla nuclear project
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NewsGovernment gives green light to Chinese nuclear investors
Chinese investors get go ahead to take majority stakes in UK nuclear projects
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NewsUK firms 'lack expertise' for nuclear new build
UK firms good for ‘muck shifting’ but lack capability to build nuclear power statons says EDF boss
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NewsCostain clinches £30m Crossrail contract
Costain has won the £30m contract to construct a new rail and bus maintenance yard for Crossrail in Paddington
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NewsHinkley nuclear construction hit by further delays
Main construction on EDF’s Hinkley Point nuclear station is not now expected to start until mid-2015
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NewsAmey wins £200m roads contract
East of England maintenance and improvement contract awarded by Highways Agency