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Covid-19 causes more delays and costs for Hinkley Point C nuclear projects

New Civil Engineer 23rd March 2021, The cost of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has risen by around £500M and its start date pushed back to June 2026 due to delays arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. In January, EDF said it expected the Somerset project to cost up to £23bn compared with a 2019 estimate of a £22.5bn maximum.

The start of electricity generation from Unit One of the power station had been scheduled for the end of 2025, but work postponed last year at the height of the first lockdown has not yet been completed. In a message to employees, Hinkley Point C managing director Stuart Crooks said: “Ten months after it began, we are still facing the full force of the
pandemic. “Even though experience has allowed us to increase numbers on site during the pandemic from below 2,000 to more than 5,000, social distancing requirements still limit the number of people we can safely have
on site at any one time.” Crooks added that “a longer construction period also adds some cost — as does the reduced efficiency of operating a site for a long period under Covid-19 conditions”.
https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-and-hinkley-to-crossrail-and-tideway-tracking-covids-impact-on-uks-biggest-infrastructure-projects-23-03-2021/

March 25, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized