Reports: EDF shareholders agree to raise extra €4bn for Hinkley Point ahead of final investment decision

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EDF expected to approve plans for £18bn Somerset nuclear plant later today

EDF shareholders this week approved plans to raise €4bn in additional capital towards the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Somerset by issuing new shares, ahead of today's anticipated final go-ahead...

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