Will Vattenfall take up £150m loan for world's largest offshore wind farm?

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European Investment Bank signs off loan for Thanet one year after completion, but utility may not take up financing

Swedish utility Vattenfall has revealed it may reject a £150m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) that was originally intended to help build the world's largest offshore wind farm off the Kent...

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