Mr Johnson said: “We’re setting out bold plans to scale up and accelerate affordable, clean and secure energy made in Britain, for Britain – from new nuclear to offshore wind – in the decade ahead.

“This will reduce our dependence on power sources exposed to volatile international prices we cannot control, so we can enjoy greater energy self-sufficiency with cheaper bills.”

The strategy is the result of weeks of negotiations in Whitehall as ministers balanced their desire to overhaul energy supply after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the cost implications.

Mr Johnson, a new evangelist for the potential of nuclear power, got his way over the Treasury about the scale of increase in capacity to be targeted.

By 2050, the UK will have a nuclear energy capacity of 24 gigawatts under the plans, up from 6GW currently. It means that, year round, a quarter of UK electricity would come from nuclear.

Funding for one new nuclear power plant, Sizewell C in Suffolk, has already been announced by the Government. Two more will secure funding in the Parliament after the next election.

In total, up to eight more nuclear reactors could be built in the UK. That means four new nuclear power stations given that each new station tends to have two reactors, according to a government source.

The clearest signal yet will also be given about the locations of the next two power stations – Wylfa, on the Welsh island of Anglesey, and Oldbury, South Gloucestershire.

Offshore wind is the second major plank of the energy overhaul, with a new target of 50GW of offshore capacity by 2030. Currently there is around 11 GW, meaning a major increase in eight years.

In the last week there has been growing nervousness on the Tory benches about the scale of onshore wind developments being sought. The Telegraph revealed last week that a  tripling of onshore capacity by 2035 had been the aim, but that specific ambitions has been scrubbed from the plan.