(Reuters) -Apollo Global will provide 4.5 billion pounds ($6.08 billion) in financing to support Britain's long-delayed Hinkley Point nuclear project, the U.S. private equity group said on Friday. The nuclear project will be funded by proceeds from Apollo-managed affiliates,

Apollo, a U.S. asset management group, plans to provide a $6 billion loan to the British nuclear project Hinkley Point C being built by a French multinational electric utility company.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) said Friday it agreed to provide a loan of as much as £4.5B (~$6B) to support the long-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear project in the U.K., confirming earlier reports.