EDF noted that modelling by DECC would show that generation adequacy issues will arise in the early 2020s, and that HPC, which is expected to start generating in 2023, would contribute to addressing that energy gap.
Toute réduction entraînerait des modifications de la structure de financement de la dette, du profil des dispositions de financement pour le déclassement et du niveau de revenus et de risque politique.