Welsh government floats return of tidal lagoon schemes

By Jordan Marshall2021-03-26T06:00:00

Initiative was pulled by UK government in 2018 amid concerns over costs

The Welsh government is sounding out the construction industry to see if there is still interest in building them.

In June 2018 the government pulled the plug on plans for a fleet of tidal lagoon schemes across the UK, saying they were too expensive to be bankrolled by the taxpayer.

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