Hinkley Connection Project: latest news In your area Latest news FAQs Community investment Future access Contact us Home National Grid Electricity Transmission Network and infrastructure Hinkley Connection Project Stories from across the Hinkley Connection Project 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. 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. 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. 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. Bat barn at Hinkley Connection Project continues to thrive 25 Nov 2025 A purpose-built bat barn created as part of the Hinkley Connection Project is thriving as a sanctuary for local bat species, with recent ecological monitoring confirming its growing importance as a year-round habitat. National Grid Hinkley Connection Project volunteers support Strawberry Line community pathway in Somerset 25 Nov 2025 Our contractors, Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project, partnered with volunteers from the Strawberry Line Trust to improve accessibility along Somerset’s much-loved community pathway. Load More
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bat barn at Hinkley Connection Project continues to thrive 25 Nov 2025 A purpose-built bat barn created as part of the Hinkley Connection Project is thriving as a sanctuary for local bat species, with recent ecological monitoring confirming its growing importance as a year-round habitat.
National Grid Hinkley Connection Project volunteers support Strawberry Line community pathway in Somerset 25 Nov 2025 Our contractors, Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project, partnered with volunteers from the Strawberry Line Trust to improve accessibility along Somerset’s much-loved community pathway.
