EDF ‘seeks to raise up to £4bn to finish delayed Hinkley Point C’

French energy firm has reportedly approached investors to help cover ballooning cost of constructing nuclear plant

French energy company EDF is reportedly in talks with investors to raise up to 4bn to finish the delayed Hinkley Point C project in Somerset, Britain's first new nuclear reactor in a generation.

The utilities company, owned by the French state, has approached investors to help cover the ballooning cost of constructing the nuclear plant, which is understood to have reached almost 50bn due in part to supply chain issues and struggles securing skilled engineers, according to Bloomberg.