Inlaunching the investigation, the European Commission noted that it “has doubts”that the 3.2GW Hinkley Point C project in southwestern England “suffers from agenuine market failure”.
Even if theHinkley Point C deal were ultimately given the nod by Brussels, theinvestigation may drag so long that EDF is unable to take a final investmentdecision in July 2014 as expected.
While theUK government has suggested that the Commission understands the importance of aspeedy resolution and will prioritise the investigation accordingly, otherobservers remain doubtful.
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