Caisse de depot鈥檚 stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate

The Caisse de d茅pot et placement du Qu茅bec is taking a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. It is the UK鈥檚 first new nuclear power plant since the 1990s, and Professor Sebastien Betermier credits the government there with creating the favourable circumstances for private investors like the Caisse to take part in infrastructure development. 鈥淚n this particular project, I believe the U.K. government was able to reduce the level of construction risk for investors and provide a dividend yield early on,鈥� says Betermier. 鈥淚t shows it is possible to generate win-win opportunities for governments and pension funds in infrastructure projects, and hopefully we can learn from it here in Canada.鈥�

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