TROUBLED nuclear power group British Energy is to go cap-in-hand to the Government again in an attempt to raise its £200m emergency loan.
The facility, which was needed to enable the company to see out a life-saving financial restructuring, dates from September last year.
It was thought that British Energy requires up to £100m extra, although the company has not put a figure on how much it needs to secure.
A spokesman for British Energy said: "The company can confirm that it has approached the Secretary of State for an increase in the Government facility and that discussions are continuing, but no agreement has yet been reached."
The company was kept afloat last year by a £650m Government loan, which was subsequently replaced with the £200m facility in March.
British Energy said in September that it had drawn down £106m of that loan.
Since then, British Energy has been hit by problems at two of its plants, including a lengthy shutdown at its Heysham One power station in Lancashire.
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