Electricity generation from nuclear energy in the United Kingdom is forecasted to reach the record low in 2025, at 43 terawatt hours. However, figures are expected to increase on the following years, and double by 2040. At that time, nuclear power generation in the UK is expected to amount to 86 terawatt hours.
Projection of nuclear power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040*
(in terawatt hours)
* Projected data is taken from the reference scenario, which is based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices and contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact (i.e. including "planned" policies).
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (November 22, 2021). Projection of nuclear power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/495091/projection-of-nucler-power-generation-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projection of nuclear power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in terawatt hours)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495091/projection-of-nucler-power-generation-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Projection of nuclear power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495091/projection-of-nucler-power-generation-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projection of Nuclear Power Generation in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2040* (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495091/projection-of-nucler-power-generation-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Projection of nuclear power generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495091/projection-of-nucler-power-generation-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
