Decision to postpone Hinkley Point C branded 'bewildering and bonkers'
EDF’s commitment to proceed with Hinkley Point C has suffered a setback with government postponing its decision on the new nuclear plant until the autumn.
The government was expected to sign agreements for EDF and its partners to build two nuclear reactors in Somerset following approval for the project by the board of the French energy company.
According to IChemE, the delay brings further confusion to UK energy policy on top of a period of upheaval that has seen the withdrawal of government support from wind and solar projects, a continued loss of coal-fired generating capacity, and the cancellation of a £1bn capital grant for carbon capture and storage in November 2015.
The GMB union has branded the government delay on Hinkley Point C 'bewildering and bonkers'.
Justin Bowden, GMB national secretary for energy, said: “After years of procrastination, what is required is decisive action, not dithering and more delay. This unnecessary hesitation is putting finance for the project in doubt and 25,000 new jobs at risk immediately after Brexit. It is a gross error of judgement and must be reversed.
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