Graduates, apprentices and project supervisors from across National Grid projects including Eastern Green Links 3, 4 and 5 and Grimsby to Walpole, spent the day carrying out habitat creation, improving access routes and helping restore natural landscapes as part of the company’s volunteering programme.
National Grid has switched on the second of three new high voltage electricity circuits connecting the Dinorwig hydroelectric power station with the transmission network in North Wales, marking another major step in futureproofing a vital part of Britain’s grid.
The inspection awarded an "Outstanding" grade in every area reviewed, including leadership and management, quality of education, personal development, and behaviours and attitudes: reaffirming the strength, consistency and ambition of our training programmes.
National Grid Ventures (NGV), the arm of National Grid responsible for developing and operating LionLink, has completed a new series of primary school activities across Suffolk as an extension of British Science Week.
BritNed, the subsea electricity interconnector linking Great Britain and the Netherlands, is marking 15 years of electricity flowing between the two countries, delivering more affordable and secure power for millions of homes and businesses.
The milestone comes as National Grid and TenneT Netherlands, the Dutch transmission system operator, sign a new Joint Development Agreement to build on BritNed’s success through LionLink, a hybrid technology designed to maximise the consumer benefits of interconnection and offshore wind.
The proposals sought to remove a 7km section of overhead electricity line and 16 pylons, between Postlip Mill near Winchcombe and Dowdeswell Wood, east of Cheltenham, in the Cotswolds National Landscape and replace it with underground cables.
Ofgem, the UK energy regulator, ran a 28-day consultation from 1 April 2026 to 5 May 2026, which allowed interested parties to provide feedback on its proposal.
With the consultation now concluded, the regulator has today published its final decision which confirms it will not be funding the Cotswolds VIP project.
Dros y penwythnos hir, bydd ein tîm yn gweithio ar y safle yn ystod yr amseroedd canlynol:
- 7:00am – 7:00pm ddydd Gwener 3ydd Ebrill
- 7:00am – 1:00pm ddydd Sadwrn 4ydd Ebrill
- 7:00am – 7:00pm ddydd Llun 6ed Ebrill
Ni fyddwn yn gweithio ar Sul y Pasg, 5ed Ebrill.