French power giant EDF has pledged to deliver Britain’s first new nuclear power stations in more than ten years with its first scheduled to be online by 2017 with a further three in the pipeline to be generating energy for the UK by the end of 2025.
However the announcement from EDF came with a warning that it could only deliver the £ multi-billion investment if Gordon Brown’s Government pledges to take the lead in building all-party political consensus on nuclear energy generation, working harder to increase the support of public opinion.
Just two days before the end of the Government’s consultation in its latest Energy Review in which it promised finally to make a decision on new nuclear build, EDF (Électricité de France), has put itself at the heart of the UK energy debate. As well as being a leading player in the UK energy market since it took control of London electricity supply EDF is the main electricity supplier for France where its reliance on nuclear power generation is well-known, the company operating a plethora of nuclear power stations across the country.
In the most detailed response of any of the international power players jockeying for position to run Britain’s new nuclear, EDF's UK chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said: "the first new nuclear power stations can be commissioned by the end of 2017.”
EDF argues: “The presumption in the Energy White Paper that new nuclear is unlikely to make a significant contribution until 2020 is unduly conservative.
“The facilitative actions proposed in the consultation document should be completed fast enough to allow this date to be significantly brought forward. We believe that new nuclear can be online in the UK by 2017.
“Our proposed timetables are consistent with allowing the public to be fully consulted at all relevant stages. We are looking at the possibility of building four new power plants in the UK on our own or in partnership with others before 2025.”
It is believed EDF has already investigated a number of potential sites in the UK. However de Rivaz also gave a stark warning that EDF will not go ahead with its plans unless the Prime Minister delivers “facilitative actions”: that Brown can achieve broad support so that the building of new nuclear is not constrained either by public demonstrations, dissent at the planning stage or spooking financial investors.
De Rivaz called for “continuous coordination and consistency of attention”. He continued: “Only through completion and co-ordination by Government of all facilitative actions can project progress be maintained in a timely way which is so necessary for private investors.
However the announcement from EDF came with a warning that it could only deliver the £ multi-billion investment if Gordon Brown’s Government pledges to take the lead in building all-party political consensus on nuclear energy generation, working harder to increase the support of public opinion.
Just two days before the end of the Government’s consultation in its latest Energy Review in which it promised finally to make a decision on new nuclear build, EDF (Électricité de France), has put itself at the heart of the UK energy debate. As well as being a leading player in the UK energy market since it took control of London electricity supply EDF is the main electricity supplier for France where its reliance on nuclear power generation is well-known, the company operating a plethora of nuclear power stations across the country.
In the most detailed response of any of the international power players jockeying for position to run Britain’s new nuclear, EDF's UK chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said: "the first new nuclear power stations can be commissioned by the end of 2017.”
EDF argues: “The presumption in the Energy White Paper that new nuclear is unlikely to make a significant contribution until 2020 is unduly conservative.
“The facilitative actions proposed in the consultation document should be completed fast enough to allow this date to be significantly brought forward. We believe that new nuclear can be online in the UK by 2017.
“Our proposed timetables are consistent with allowing the public to be fully consulted at all relevant stages. We are looking at the possibility of building four new power plants in the UK on our own or in partnership with others before 2025.”
It is believed EDF has already investigated a number of potential sites in the UK. However de Rivaz also gave a stark warning that EDF will not go ahead with its plans unless the Prime Minister delivers “facilitative actions”: that Brown can achieve broad support so that the building of new nuclear is not constrained either by public demonstrations, dissent at the planning stage or spooking financial investors.
De Rivaz called for “continuous coordination and consistency of attention”. He continued: “Only through completion and co-ordination by Government of all facilitative actions can project progress be maintained in a timely way which is so necessary for private investors.
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