“We have taken the situation in Honduras very seriously and have spent the past few months looking at our options in respect to our withdrawal,” said John Rittenhouse, chief executive of EDF Trading, in a statement.

“We have therefore issued our notification of termination to the seller and will no longer be involved in this project,” he said.

The Aguan biogas project in Honduras is applying for registration under the United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which rewards firms for investing in emissions-cutting schemes in developing countries.

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