The government’s energy policy took another blow on Friday as major energy provider RWE reviewed whether to scale down or abandon its UK nuclear programme.
The German-owned utility, which owns the npower supply business, has started an internal probe of its plans to construct two possible atomic power stations at Wylfa in Wales and Oldbury in Gloucestershire.
The move follows a decision by SSE to pull out of a nuclear newbuild project in Cumbria, and the Guardian’s revelation on Thursday (…)