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Press releases

Opportunity for local residents to have their say on plans for a new National Grid substation

17 August 2023

National Grid is inviting the local community to comment on plans for a new electricity substation on land bordering its existing substation in Iver.

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£220k boost for worthy causes in South London as National Grid’s London Power Tunnels scheme funds local projects

16 August 2023

Community organisations and charities across South London have benefitted from a total of £220,205 in funding, committed through National Grid’s Community Grant Programme.

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Gwynedd sixth-form students present winning engineering idea to National Grid

8 August 2023

Students of a Gwynedd secondary school presented their award-winning engineering idea after impressing a team from National Grid and Morgan Sindall.

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It’s T-time! All T-pylons now erected on Hinkley Connection Project

2 August 2023

Our Hinkley Connection Project has reached another milestone with the completion of all 116 of its iconic new T-pylons.

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National Grid and SSEN Transmission select Hitachi Energy and BAM as preferred suppliers for Eastern Green Link 2 converter stations

25 July 2023

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax in England delivered as a joint venture by National Grid and SSEN Transmission

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