UPDATE: The Orsted share price nose-dived when markets opened Monday. At close, the shares were down by 16%.

Wind farm developer Orsted's plan to raise much-needed capital is at risk following a U.S. order to halt construction of a near-complete project.

UPDATE: The Orsted share price nose-dived when markets opened Monday. At close, the shares were down by 16%.

The U.S. last week ordered the company to halt construction of an almost completed project.