The developer behind Wylfa Newydd says they can “learn lessons” from the critical National Audit Office report into the Government deal for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) finalised the deal to support the £18 billion Hinkley Point C reactor last September, with energy consumers paying subsidies on their bills for the scheme for 35 years. Now an audit office report into the deal with EDF Energy says the Government has locked consumers into a “risky and expensive project” with uncertain benefits.
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