Community Benefits

Economic benefits

Growing the local economy

Sizewell C is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for East Suffolk and will create thousands of well-paid local jobs and opportunities for businesses across the region.

  • 2.6k
    Suffolk construction jobs
  • 70k
    UK jobs supported
  • £4b
    Into the regional economy
  • 6m
    UK homes powered
  • 9m
    Tonnes of CO2 avoided every year of operation
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Investing back into the region

The Sizewell C Memorandum of Understanding

The Sizewell C Consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with politicians, business groups and educational institutions in the East of England committing to spend £4.4bn in the region.

Our sister project, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, is already demonstrating the sort of economic benefits that are possible with £5.3 billion spent in the South-West so far – that’s more than double the original target.

In addition to the direct economic benefits, Sizewell C has agreed to a package of local funding worth over £250 million.

Committed to businesses

Growing the local economy

Sizewell C is a unique opportunity for local communities and businesses.

Watch this video to find out why people working and living near the site are excited about the opportunities it will bring.

Open all year for applications

Neighbourhood fund

The Sizewell C Neighbourhood Fund has been established to strengthen links with local communities.

A fund of £10,000 is available for projects which deliver a direct benefit to people living within 10 miles of the proposed development sites. Sizewell B also has a long-standing annual community fund of £10,000.

The Sizewell C Neighbourhood Fund is open all year for applications. These are reviewed and notified quarterly throughout the year.

Communities in Somerset

The local benefits of Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C’s 2024 Socio-Economic report highlights:

  • 1,100 apprentices trained on the project to date
  • 19,200 jobs created directly on-site so far
  • £5.3bn spent with local companies

These figures show what we can achieve at Sizewell C. More than 250 companies in the East of England are working with Hinkley Point C and have won contracts worth over £1bn.

In this video, people living and working locally talk about the benefits HPC is bringing them.