The output from Britain’s nuclear power plants slumped to its lowest level in more than four decades last year, putting the Government’s quest for net zero onto shakier ground.
Power output shrank to about 37 terawatt-hours following the closure of two stations, according to data from the Government and EDF.
It meant nuclear energy produced less than 40 terawatt-hours of power for the first time since the early 1980s.
It comes as Britain’s fleet of five nuclear plants is scheduled to shrink to just three by the end of 2026.
The Government is expected to soon set out its roadmap to reaching net zero by 2050, including plans to build as much as 24 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity by that time.
To reach the goal, developers would need to add 16 gigawatts in the next decade at a cost of more than £150bn, according to Aurora Energy Research.
EDF’s Hinkley Point C is the first project to be constructed in more than three decades, with its two reactors due to begin producing power in 2027 and 2028.
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