Written question asked by Lord Haworth (Labour) on Thursday, 30 March 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 April 2023. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 17 April 2023 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Sizewell C Power Station: China General Nuclear Power Corporation
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government why they paid Chinese state-owned power group CGN over £100mn to withdraw from its proposed 20 per cent share of the Sizewell C nuclear power station project.
- Answer
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Following constructive commercial negotiations, CGN decided to exit the project as part of the Government investment in Sizewell C. The agreement to secure their exit covered value of their shareholding, their contribution to the project’s development and a commercial return reflecting their work to date. The details of this arrangement are commercially confidential.
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- HL7069
- Session
- 2022-23
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- Sizewell C power station China General Nuclear Power Corporation
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