Swedish company Videberg Kraft has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its partner to deliver three small modular reactors (SMRs) on the Värö peninsula, on Sweden’s west coast.
Announcing the selection, Rolls-Royce SMR noted that it was also recently awarded contracts in the UK and Czechis.
The Videberg Project will add 1,500 MWe of capacity, supplying around 6% of Sweden’s annual power consumption.
Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce SMR Chief Executive, said: “Following a rigorous selection process that began in 2022 and considered both large-scale and small modular reactor options, we are delighted to have been selected by Videberg Kraft as its partner to bring new nuclear power to Sweden. This is a strong endorsement of our transformational approach to delivery of a standardised fleet of SMRs.”
The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade, said “This is a major vote of confidence in British innovation and our nuclear industry – we are now at the heart of the European nuclear renaissance alongside our partners in Sweden. Good jobs and clean energy security is our Modern Industrial Strategy in action.”