EDF Energy, which is 85 percent owned by France, says it is too late to stop the shutdown of the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset despite suggestions the British government wanted to keep it going for a few more years.
The site is next door to the £25 billion Hinkley Point C station which is being built by EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and is due to come into operation in 2027, supplying seven percent of Britain’s energy needs.
