The independent planning review had recommended that the plant in Suffolk be scrapped unless its developers addressed concerns about water supplies and the impact the construction would have on local habitats. After further discussion with EDF, the French energy group, however, ministers decided the project should go ahead. The government said the “very substantial and urgent need” to build the plant outweighed the environmental “harms”. Sizewell C could generate enough low-carbon electricity to power six million homes. The government has already committed £100 million to its development and must decide whether to go ahead with the investment by
