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Energy expert blasts Con-Dems for paying Hinkley fixed-charge ‘ransom’
Government price guarantee heads for double current market rate
Energy expert Alan Simpson accused the government yesterday of being "held to ransom" by nuclear giant EDF over the proposed Hinkley Point power station.
Tory Energy Minister Michael Fallon has revealed that a deal with the French state-owned energy firm is within weeks of completion.
Negotiations had broken down after a disagreement over the "strike price" - the guaranteed rate at which the government will pay for energy.
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