- service ▁dates ▁for ▁Units ▁ 3 ▁& ▁ 4 ▁respectively . ▁The ▁report ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁being ▁completed ▁on ▁an ▁acceler ated ▁schedule ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁tracking ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁& ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁in - service ▁target ▁dates . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁a ▁$ 2 . 3 ▁billion ▁increase ▁in ▁costs ▁was ▁recogn ised . ▁The ▁total ▁cost , ▁including ▁finan cing ▁costs , ▁is ▁estimated ▁at ▁about ▁$ 2 5 ▁billion . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sust ain ▁the ▁project , ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁an ▁additional ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁project ▁partners ▁if ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁completion ▁went ▁beyond ▁$ 9 . 2 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁further ▁federal ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁of ▁$ 3 . 7 ▁billion ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁build ▁partners , ▁taking ▁total ▁federal ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 2 ▁billion . ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁CE O ▁said ▁the ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁reducing ▁finan cing ▁costs ▁for ▁the ▁build . ▁Also ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁Unit ▁ 3 ▁contain ment ▁cap ▁had ▁been ▁lower ed ▁into ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁re actor ▁would ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁load ▁nuclear ▁fuel ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁This ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁contain ment ▁vessel ▁third ▁ring ,