Hinkley Point C running up to £2.9bn overbudget

By Will Ing2019-09-25T11:58:00

Problem ground conditions send costs on Somerset nuclear power station heading north

Hinkley Point C has become the latest UK infrastructure project to admit it is running billions of pounds overbudget.

Developers China General Nuclear and EDF are set to share an additional cost of between £1.9bn and £2.9bn for the nuclear power station they are developing in Somerset.

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