The offshore wind industry’s sector deal with the government was unveiled months after the industry said it was within weeks of signing it, according to a new report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee.
Plans for Swansea Bay’s groundbreaking tidal power project have been revived with its backers claiming it can be built without public financial support.
The government’s nuclear strategy is in "meltdown" following Hitachi’s announcement that it is halting work on its plans for a new UK atomic power plant in north Wales, Alan Whitehead has said.
Greater direct government intervention in backing nuclear projects would expose the sector to the risk of competing with other spending priorities for investment, a senior official has claimed.
National Grid has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for a development consent order for a new transmission link for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.
The Nuclear Industry Association chief executive, Tom Greatrex said the Brexit transition period would be “crucial” to the sector, which depended in turn on whether the UK is able to strike a trade deal with the EU.