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24/09/2015
Rolls-Royce Wins Two Major Hinkley C Contracts
Rolls-Royce has won major supply contracts for the new nuclear power plant, Hinkley Point C.
EDF Energy, the French firm running the plant, has chosen Rolls-Royce to supply heat exchangers in a contract worth £25m, and a second partnership contract with Nuvia, to design, procure, install and commission two systems for the treatment and waste processing of reactor coolant in a contract worth £75m.
EDF Energy and suppliers have been working together to create a supply chain ready to build the proposed power station, which will restart new nuclear construction in Britain after a 20 year pause.
The proposed power station will provide reliable, low carbon electricity to meet 7% of UK demand. It will provide 25,000 employment opportunities on-site during its construction, including 1,000 apprenticeships.
EDF Energy CEO Vincent de Rivaz said: "Hinkley Point C offers the UK a tremendous opportunity to boost employment and skills in the crucial manufacturing and construction sectors, as well as leading the revitalisation of the new nuclear programme.
"Together with suppliers and our partners we have created a supply chain ready to build Hinkley Point C, which will help the UK meet its future need for reliable low carbon electricity."
The contract announcement follows news of a government guarantee of £2 billion for Hinkley Point C which marks further progress towards a final investment decision on a project which will provide reliable, affordable low carbon electricity for decades. The Chancellor's approval of the infrastructure guarantee is a clear sign of the government's commitment to Hinkley Point C and demonstrates the government's determination to bring about a renewal of infrastructure and to attract inward investment to the UK.
(MH/CD)
EDF Energy, the French firm running the plant, has chosen Rolls-Royce to supply heat exchangers in a contract worth £25m, and a second partnership contract with Nuvia, to design, procure, install and commission two systems for the treatment and waste processing of reactor coolant in a contract worth £75m.
EDF Energy and suppliers have been working together to create a supply chain ready to build the proposed power station, which will restart new nuclear construction in Britain after a 20 year pause.
The proposed power station will provide reliable, low carbon electricity to meet 7% of UK demand. It will provide 25,000 employment opportunities on-site during its construction, including 1,000 apprenticeships.
EDF Energy CEO Vincent de Rivaz said: "Hinkley Point C offers the UK a tremendous opportunity to boost employment and skills in the crucial manufacturing and construction sectors, as well as leading the revitalisation of the new nuclear programme.
"Together with suppliers and our partners we have created a supply chain ready to build Hinkley Point C, which will help the UK meet its future need for reliable low carbon electricity."
The contract announcement follows news of a government guarantee of £2 billion for Hinkley Point C which marks further progress towards a final investment decision on a project which will provide reliable, affordable low carbon electricity for decades. The Chancellor's approval of the infrastructure guarantee is a clear sign of the government's commitment to Hinkley Point C and demonstrates the government's determination to bring about a renewal of infrastructure and to attract inward investment to the UK.
(MH/CD)
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