Negotiations for Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant get underway

By Jordan Marshall2018-06-05T09:07:00

Business and energy secretary Greg Clark announced the negotiations in parliament

Wylfa Newydd, Anglesey

Hitachi and the UK Governmnt have entered negotiations in order to get the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant off the ground.

Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, business and energy secretary Greg Clark confirmed the parties had started discussions about the plant, which has been proposed for north Wales.

He confirmed the project developers Horizon Nuclear Power, who are owned by the Japanese company Hitachi, have developed proposals to build two reactors with a combined capacity of 2.9GW.

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