Sweden could borrow 300 billion Swedish kronor ($28.5 billion) to help finance a new fleet of nuclear reactors in the coming decades.
A government study released Monday in Stockholm highlighted several features of its preferred model in order provide certainty for investors. Funding instruments include government borrowing to support construction, and 40 years of guaranteed revenues through a so-called contract-for-difference or CfD.
The Nordic nation is in dire need of new power capacity as demand is projected to double with the greater electrification of the economy. The country currently has six reactors, providing about a third of its power, with …