Le Pen Would Seek to Pull EDF Out of U.K.’s Hinkley Project
- If elected French president, Le Pen to look for exit clauses
- She sees U.K. project diverting EDF resources away from France
The concrete batching plant stands on the horizon as work recommences at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA's (EDF), near Bridgwater, U.K., on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.
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National Front leader Marine Le Pen would look for ways to pull Electricite de France SA out of its 18 billion-pound ($22.3 billion) Hinkley Point nuclear contract in the U.K. if she’s elected France’s president, one of her aides said.
“We will respect the commitment of the French state, but if clauses in the contract allow an exit from this project we will study them,” Philippe Murer, Le Pen’s adviser on energy and environmental matters, said in an interview Friday.