Hitachi shares rise after report it is considering scrapping Britain nuclear project
Reuters
Published Dec 10, 2018 03:36AM ET
Hitachi shares rise after report it is considering scrapping Britain nuclear project
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) shares rose as much as 2.9 percent on Monday after Japan's TV Asahi reported the firm is considering scrapping its 3 trillion yen ($26.61 billion) nuclear project in Britain due to projections of further increases in construction costs.
Hitachi's Horizon Nuclear Power plans to build over 5 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity at two sites in Britain – the first at Wylfa Newydd in Wales.
The project will be discussed at Hitachi's board meeting on Tuesday, and a conclusion is likely to be made by the end of the business year through March, TV Asahi reported. Giving up the project would incur Hitachi a 270 billion yen loss, it said.
A Hitachi spokesman declined to comment on the report when contacted by Reuters.
Hitachi shares ended up 1 percent at 3,254 yen, compared with a 2.1 percent decline in the Nikkei share average (N225).
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