According to journalist from Le Parisien newspaper, the EDF board has voted by a margin of 10 votes to 7 in favour of investing in Hinkley Point C. John Sauven, Greenpeace Executive director said:
"This deal was more riven with dissension in the EDF board than anyone expected. It's unprecedented division and far closer than predicted. Countless experts have warned that for British families this power station will be terrible value for money. This is a bitter pill to swallow for hard up people who have been told that the government is trying to keep bills down while dealing with energy security and lowering carbon emissions.
"Today's decision doesn’t prove the UK is open for business post Brexit - it just shows the Hinkley deal became too big to fail in the eyes of British and French politicians.
"Similar reactors to Hinkley have never been built on budget or on time. It hasn't even been shown to work yet. The first attempt in Finland is currently 10 years behind schedule. This government should be supporting renewable energy companies whose power plants are safe, quicker to build and coming down in cost."
