North Wales News: Energy minister ?positive? about Wylfa B

NUCLEAR cash will pay to boost the economic fortunes of Anglesey while the Energy Minister told workers he remained ?positive? that Wylfa B will happen.

In March RWE and E.on scrapped their ?8bn investment plans for Wylfa B sparking fears the planned 5,000 construction jobs and up to 1,000 permanent roles would never materialise.

Since then the German power giants have been seeking a new buyer with support from the Welsh and UK Governments.

Yesterday Energy minister Charles Hendry arrived on the island to speak to nuclear workers at Wylfa and announce a new ?480,000 funding package for the Anglesey Energy Island Programme (EIP).

This money from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will train up young people for energy sector jobs, support inward investment and supply chain opportunities, and help pay for energy related infrastructure.

On Wylfa B, he told the Daily Post: ?We are very positive about new buyers being found for a new nuclear plant on Anglesey.

?There have been significant expressions of interest in the site, which is an exceptional site.

?I told workers that I understood their disappointment at the withdrawal of the RWE and E.on but assured them that the Government was doing all it could to encourage new investment.?

He added: ?The new funding will enable the Council to invest in education, skills, and infrastructure, and boost the local economy. These will allow young people to go for the jobs of the future.?

During his day-long visit to Anglesey Mr Hendry also addressed students at Coleg Menai?s Energy Centre and met officials from the Energy Island Programme, Horizon Nuclear Power, Magnox Limited and EnergySolutions.

Anglesey council leader cllr Bryan Owen said: ?It?s fitting that the Energy Minister should make his statement here on Anglesey as ? in Wylfa ? we have one of the best new nuclear build sites in Europe. I?m also delighted to hear about the new NDA funding which will allow us to develop a number of key EIP work streams.?

Cllr Owen added: ?During his visit, the Minister saw first hand the many positives Anglesey has to offer in relation to new nuclear build ? both in terms of the excellent skills set which already exists amongst the Wylfa workforce and how we?re investing in our young people through Coleg Menai?s Energy Centre, which provides training that will help them find work in future major energy developments.?

NDA Director of Stakeholder Relations, Jon Phillips, added: ?The Energy Island Programme has delivered excellent progress over the past three years and we are delighted to maintain our support with this latest grant, which we hope will make an important contribution to unlocking future economic activity and to building a sustainable future for Anglesey.?

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