French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday France is considering supporting utility EDF with a mechanism modeled on the Contract for Difference scheme the UK has put in place to build nuclear plants in Hinkley Point.”The British have managed to negotiate long-term guarantees for nuclear newbuild with the European Commission, at a high price level that opens perspectives,” Macron told French parliament.He said he does not expect that French consumers would have to pay the same power prices as the British, but that a similar legal framework would reopen perspectives for investment.
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