But he said the company was not aware of the content of the British government's statement issued in the hours after the EDF board decision. Photo: AFPAFP · 4 Aug 2016, 08:21Published: 04 Aug 2016 08:21 GMT+02:00France's EDF were not taken by surprise by the British decision to delay a decision on its planned nuclear power plant. French energy giant EDF learned the British government wanted to delay its final decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant the day before its board met to approve the plan, according to an email from its CEO seen by AFP. A ceremony to sign the deal on Hinkley Point had been planned in Britain on July 29, the day after the EDF board met to approve it, Levy said. The French government has been keen to get Hinkley Point approved as it sees the project as crucial for the long-term viability of France's nuclear industry, which employs 220,000 people.

Source: The Local August 04, 2016 06:33 UTC