Reports say government is looking to keep state-owned energy company out of financing future schemes
Nuclear projects in the UK including Hinkley Point C could be at risk with the government looking to bar China鈥檚 state-owned energy company from being involved in future projects.
According to the Times, ministers are considering alternatives to the involvement of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) in the 拢20bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
The government could also move to stop CGN鈥檚 involvement with other projects, such as plans for a new nuclear power plant at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex.
But a government source told the Times ministers will have to 鈥済o cautiously鈥� because China is a major investor in Hinkley Poin