16,000MW
Estimated installed capacity of a national fleet of six tidal lagoons
30TWh
Estimated annual power output from a national fleet of six tidal lagoons
8%
Estimated proportion of total UK electricity supplied from a national fleet of six tidal lagoons
>£40 billion
Private capital investment through our programme
>10
Number of commercially feasible gigawatt-scale UK tidal lagoon locations identified to date
120 years
Operational lifetime of a tidal lagoon
>30 billion m³
Volume of water flowing in and out of the Bristol Channel & Severn Estuary on a spring tide, twice daily
65%
Proportion of UK content targeted
>1000
Number of UK manufacturing, industrial and service businesses registered on our supply chain database
6,400
Potential jobs sustained during each year of fleet operation
22,846
Potential number of UK manufacturing jobs directly sustained by the fleet.
>20
Potential tidal lagoon sites in international waters identified by TLP to date