As part of Ofgem’s Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement Guidance for RIIO-2 the NGET Stakeholder User Group was created. As a continuation of the Group’s role in relation to the delivery of the RIIO-2 business plan, NGET decided to continue with the Group to help its journey to become a truly stakeholder-led business. Users are defined as those who are, or who represent the interests of, existing or future customers or end-users of the transmission system operated by NGET.
The proposals include a new, primarily offshore, 138 km cable connection from Pegwell Bay in Kent to a point on the Suffolk Coast between Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. Plans include the onshore infrastructure needed at either end, such as onshore cables, converter stations and substations, and overhead line connections to connect the power into the existing network so it can be transported to homes and businesses around the country.
Local residents and history enthusiasts in Devizes and the surrounding villages are being invited to come along and learn more about the secrets of Roundway Hill at an event being hosted by National Grid and Wessex Archaeology as part of the UK’s annual Festival of Archaeology.
As part of the Brinsworth to High Marnham project, National Grid is proposing to build and operate a new 400 kV substation on land to the east of Long Lane, in Rotherham. The new substation, which forms a key part of The Great Grid Upgrade, will play an important role in building a more secure and resilient future energy system and provide the ability to transport cleaner energy from the North of England to homes and businesses across the Midlands and beyond, helping to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
The public consultation has been extended until 11:59pm on Tuesday 17 September 2024 to give people additional time to have their say and provide feedback.
Building a new power line between Chesterfield and Willington will increase the capacity in the centre of the country, enabling cleaner, greener energy to be carried around the network, benefiting homes and businesses in Derbyshire and beyond, and supporting the UK’s offshore wind and net zero targets.
In the first edition of our project newsletter, we introduce the North Wessex Downs Visual Impact Provision (VIP) project as we move into the first stages of construction. We also give an overview of VIP in England and Wales and how we’ve been keeping busy in the local community.
A 174-tonne supergrid transformer (SGT) arrived in Bridgwater substation in Somerset in May, having travelled on boat from Rotterdam, sailed up the River Parrett and been manoeuvred by specialist teams through Bridgwater town to the nearby substation.
The team will also be working on alternate weekends from 6-7 July through until early August between the hours of 8.00am-4.00pm.
This work is to allow us to complete the construction of the new temporary pylons at each end of the route before the autumn, which are needed before we start work to bury and install the new cables underground later this year.