Home National Grid Electricity Transmission Hinkley Connection News Five years beneath the Mendips: underground cables programme comes to a close 18 Sep 2026 The Hinkley Connection Project has completed its underground cables programme through the Mendip Hills, bringing an ambitious and complex chapter of engineering and construction to a close and moving the wider project another step closer to completion. Hinkley Connection Project completes Grasscrete installation as underground cables programme reaches final milestone 18 Sep 2026 The Hinkley Connection Project has completed construction of a new Grasscrete access road between Sandford Substation and Towerhead Road in Banwell, marking the final milestone in the project's underground cables reinstatement programme. Hinkley Connection Project reaches major milestone as northern section is energised 26 Jun 2026 A huge milestone has been reached on the Hinkley Connection Project, following the energisation of 44km of new overhead powerlines between Sandford and Seabank. The switch on strengthens the south west’s electricity infrastructure and enables more power to be moved securely across National Grid’s transmission network in England and Wales. National Grid helps Friends of Portbury Wharf create interactive wetlands trail 30 Apr 2026 Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve, a 150-acre green space on the edge of the Severn Estuary between Portishead and Royal Portbury Dock, has completed work on its new Portishead Wetlands Trail thanks to £20,000 in funding from National Grid. Avon Wildlife Trust strengthens nature networks at Hutton Hill, with support from National Grid 30 Apr 2026 Avon Wildlife Trust is expanding its conservation and volunteering work across the Mendips, thanks to support from National Grid’s Community Grant Programme. Bridge removal marks key milestone as project enters final reinstatement phase 1 Dec 2025 The Hinkley Connection Project has reached a major milestone with the removal of the first temporary bridge installed when construction began. The bridge is the last to be removed, bringing the project even closer to completion. Load More
Five years beneath the Mendips: underground cables programme comes to a close 18 Sep 2026 The Hinkley Connection Project has completed its underground cables programme through the Mendip Hills, bringing an ambitious and complex chapter of engineering and construction to a close and moving the wider project another step closer to completion.
Hinkley Connection Project completes Grasscrete installation as underground cables programme reaches final milestone 18 Sep 2026 The Hinkley Connection Project has completed construction of a new Grasscrete access road between Sandford Substation and Towerhead Road in Banwell, marking the final milestone in the project's underground cables reinstatement programme.
Hinkley Connection Project reaches major milestone as northern section is energised 26 Jun 2026 A huge milestone has been reached on the Hinkley Connection Project, following the energisation of 44km of new overhead powerlines between Sandford and Seabank. The switch on strengthens the south west’s electricity infrastructure and enables more power to be moved securely across National Grid’s transmission network in England and Wales.
National Grid helps Friends of Portbury Wharf create interactive wetlands trail 30 Apr 2026 Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve, a 150-acre green space on the edge of the Severn Estuary between Portishead and Royal Portbury Dock, has completed work on its new Portishead Wetlands Trail thanks to £20,000 in funding from National Grid.
Avon Wildlife Trust strengthens nature networks at Hutton Hill, with support from National Grid 30 Apr 2026 Avon Wildlife Trust is expanding its conservation and volunteering work across the Mendips, thanks to support from National Grid’s Community Grant Programme.
Bridge removal marks key milestone as project enters final reinstatement phase 1 Dec 2025 The Hinkley Connection Project has reached a major milestone with the removal of the first temporary bridge installed when construction began. The bridge is the last to be removed, bringing the project even closer to completion.
