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VINCI wins the design-build contract for the UK’s latest fusion energy project
Nanterre, 16 March 2026 VINCI wins the design-build contract for the UK’s latest fusion energy project A pioneering project supporting the UK’s low-carbon energy transitionDesign and construction of the main infrastructureA contract worth £200 million (approximately €230 million) UK Fusion Energy (formally UK Industrial Fusion Solutions) has selected the ILIOS consortium* — led by Nuvia, a VINCI Construction subsidiary specialising in nuclear projects and services — to design and build the infra
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