EDF : Clarifications about Hinkley Point C project

Clarifications about Hinkley Point C project

Further to the publication of press articles relating to the Hinkley Point C project in the United Kingdom, EDF wishes to provide the following clarifications:

• as indicated in the 2016 Annual Financial Report ⁽¹⁾, a full review of the costs and schedule of the Hinkley Point C project is in progress following the financial investment decision and in accordance with the project company's rules of governance ;
   
• this review should be completed soon ;
   
• EDF will disclose the results of this review as soon as completed.

⁽¹⁾ section 1.4.5.1.2.5 in the 2016 Annual Financial Report

A key player in energy transition, the EDF Group is an integrated electricity company, active in all areas of the business: generation, transmission, distribution, energy supply and trading, energy services. A global leader in low-carbon energies, the Group has developed a diversified generation mix based on nuclear power, hydropower, new renewable energies and thermal energy. The Group is involved in supplying energy and services to approximately 37.1 million customers, of which 26.2 million in France. The Group generated consolidated sales of €71 billion in 2016. EDF is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.