Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the revised estimated dates are for the commissioning of Hinkley Point C (a) reactor one and (b) reactor two; and whether there is any estimated additional programme risk on these dates.

EDF updated the forecast cost and schedule for Hinkley Point C on 19 May 2022. The forecast shows a Unit 1 Commercial Operation Date (COD) of June 2027 (12 months later than the current baseline schedule). Unit 2 is forecast to start 12 months after Unit 1. EDF estimate the risk of COD delay to both Units 1 and 2 is 15 months.