Seven new nuclear plants and offshore wind expansion expected in energy strategy

By Daniel Gayne2022-04-04T09:47:00

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But ambitious targets planned for onshore wind could be dropped

A commitment to build seven new nuclear power stations is expected to be announced by Boris Johnson this week as part of the UK’s new energy security strategy.

The policy, which will be unveiled on Thursday, will see the government set a target to more than treble the UK’s seven-gigawatt nuclear capacity to 24GW by 2050 and introduce measures to support the expansion of wind power.

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