Apollo to provide $6 billion funding for UK’s Hinkley point nuclear project, FT reports

(Reuters) -U.S. private equity group Apollo Global will provide 4.5 billion pounds ($6.08 billion) in debt financing to support Britain’s Hinkley Point nuclear project, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Apollo declined to comment on the report, while EDF did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

($1 = 0.7407 pounds)

(Reporting by Unnamalai L and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)