National Grid announce contractors for £1billion project to rewire London

Work is scheduled to start in March next year. The £1bn, eight-year project will see the construction of a 32.5km tunnel which will house electricity transmission cables 30m underground. The new cables will replace three circuits that currently run under the surface of roads between Wimbledon in the southwest to Crayford in the southeast.

The project has been developed to minimise disruption for Londoners, eliminating the need to dig up the existing cable infrastructure, which is now more than 50-years-old and reaching the end of its life.

Contract awarded to help build London's £1bn power superhighway

National Grid is looking to renew and improve electricity infrastructure to ensure a continued safe and secure supply to London. Its London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project is a key part of this.

Nailsea residents attend event

The cables are part of National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project, which, once complete, will connect new sources of low-carbon energy, such as Hinkley Point C, to homes and businesses.

Making sure the journey to net zero leaves no one behind

200MW Crocker Wind Farm brings cleaner power online

Geronimo Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Grid Plc, has announced the start of commercial operations for its 200 megawatt Crocker Wind Farm in Clark County, South Dakota. This wind energy project was built by Wanzek Construction, using GE 2.7-116 wind turbines. Crocker already has Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in place with leading corporations, including Walmart and Cargill.

National Grid submits final RIIO-2 Business Plans

These plans have been developed following extensive engagement with customers, industry stakeholders, nondomestic consumers and households across the country.
 

Electricity Transmission

Our Electricity Transmission plan has a baseline totex spend of £7.1bn over the five years. It assumes connection of 15.3GW of customer capacity, providing the UK with clean power and flexible storage, as well as continued investment to maintain reliability and resilience.
 

Planning a resilient grid to power a greener future

Today we’ve submitted our final RIIO-2 business plan for electricity and gas transmission to our regulator, Ofgem. Our plan reflects the vital input we received from the biggest ever consultation with the public and stakeholders. We spoke to thousands of home and business customers to help us develop plans that ensure we deliver the energy system they want and need.

National Grid: inviting everyone to bring their whole selves to work

National Grid joins call for US commitment to the Paris Agreement

National Grid’s CEO John Pettigrew said: “The scale and potential impact of the climate crisis has never been more real. At National Grid, we know we have a critical role in the acceleration towards a cleaner future and are committed to playing our part.

A net zero plan that leaves no-one behind

Imagine a United Kingdom that leads the world in driving a clean economy. A vibrant future that is clean, green and thrives with nobody left behind. It is a future we believe in at National Grid, but one that requires significant change and immediate action. The UK is already a world leader on climate change – exporting technology, transformational engineering and know-how globally.