Nuclear Fusion: Energy Provision

Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 23 May 2023.

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Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

As my hon. Friend says, fusion has always been talked about as 20 years hence, but to speed that up we have invested £700 million in fusion in the spending review period. We are working to get the world’s first fusion power station connected to the grid by 2040, with works scheduled to start in 2032.