Fifty-Ninth Report - Decarbonising the power sector
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 1003
21 June 2023
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Conclusions (2) Observations and findings — click to expand
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
In the last two decades, government has only agreed one nuclear project, at Hinkley Point C.18 The government is now creating Great British Nuclear to help it build capacity and expertise, and a regulatory regime aimed at expanding its nuclear pipeline and help it 7 Department for Business, Energy & …
Government Response Summary
The government states it agrees with the recommendation and provides annual updates to Parliament through responses to the Climate Change Committee’s reports and other publications. The response does not address the committee's observation regarding the efficiency or speed of the nuclear regulatory system.
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Conclusion
The Department also told us that it is tracking offshore wind projects at various stages of development that could produce 80GW of electricity when operating, more than its 50GW ambition. However, it acknowledged that not all these projects would succeed. It told us that it has established an offshore wind …