Hinkley Point C is £1.5bn over budget and a year behind schedule, EDF admits

Cost of controversial nuclear power plant in Somerset has risen to 20.3bn and delayed by 15 months, says French energy firm

The UK's first nuclear power station for more than two decades is at least 1.5bn over budget and could be completed 15 months behind schedule, its developer has admitted.

French state-owned EDF said the cost overrun for two new reactors at Hinkley in Somerset could hit 2.2bn, taking the total spend to 20.3bn, up from 18bn previously.