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| An artist's impression of how the new Hinkley Point C station would look. A law suit against 'boundless nuclear subsidies' for the project is to be filed within days. Photo: Hayes Davidson/ EDF Energy/PA |
Reuters/ The Guardian,
2 July 2015
Nine German and Austrian utilities selling renewable energy join with green group to launch legal action against state aid for new nuclear power in UK
Greenpeace and nine German and Austrian utilities selling renewable energy said on Thursday they are launching legal action against state aid for a new British nuclear power plant, which was approved by the European commission.
Greenpeace and the others in the group said at a news briefing that the lawsuit would be filed with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in the coming days, over the Hinkley Point C project in south-west England.
It would be based on the argument that billions of euros of subsidies for nuclear energy would distort prices in mainland European power markets, which are linked to those in Britain via a small French interconnector.
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Nine German and Austrian utilities selling renewable energy join with green group to launch legal action against state aid for new nuclear power in UK
Greenpeace and nine German and Austrian utilities selling renewable energy said on Thursday they are launching legal action against state aid for a new British nuclear power plant, which was approved by the European commission.
Greenpeace and the others in the group said at a news briefing that the lawsuit would be filed with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in the coming days, over the Hinkley Point C project in south-west England.
It would be based on the argument that billions of euros of subsidies for nuclear energy would distort prices in mainland European power markets, which are linked to those in Britain via a small French interconnector.