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  • Undersea electricity superhighways that will help deliver net zero move a step closer
    … of up to 4GW, will transport enough electricity to power four million homes. They are the largest electricity … carbon energy to six million homes in the South West and London Power Tunnels, a £1 billion project building 30km of tunnels to ‘rewire’ London and future proof its electricity supply for decades to …
  • A year of progress - reflecting on 2021
    … creating enough extra capacity for renewable energy to power over 1.3 million homes. Smart Wires uses new technology … power to be efficiently transferred to customers. The London Power Tunnels 2 project launched four Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) – Edith, Caroline, Grace and …
  • A safe and reliable network
    … to our customers, when they need it, to provide secure power supplies for consumers. To fulfil this role, we need to … Protection Control Transformers Reactors Strategic spares London power tunnels phase 2 Substation auxiliary systems The cost …
  • Provide value for money
    … is mainly occurring in the circuit breaker category and London Power Tunnel phase 2 (LPT2) project where earlier delivery has …
  • Another year of strong progress towards a sustainable, net zero and nature-positive future
    … a world record-breaking pour of cement-free concrete at London Power Tunnels 2 (LPT2) – a £1 billion project to rewire South London to reinforce and future-proof the electricity network …
  • Supergrid at 70: the technology
    … grid was at capacity. It hadn’t been designed to carry power in bulk around the country, instead operating as seven … where that energy demand was increasing, predominantly in London and the southern counties, Manchester, Merseyside and … often weighing over 150 tonnes and standing as tall as a London bus, were installed as part of the supergrid build up …
  • Novel anti-leak tech helps to keep National Grid substations in service during SF6 repairs
    … substations – meaning that while leak repairs took place, power could continue flowing to the grid from two of the … being built at Bengeworth Road (as part of the £1 billion London Power Tunnels project), and also at Littlebrook in Dartford …
  • Hundreds of thousands of people needed to power UK’s net zero energy commitment
    … Hundreds of thousands of people needed to power UK’s net zero energy commitment Home 28th January 2020 …
  • What is SF6? Sulphur hexafluoride explained
    … new Bengeworth Road Substation – part of the £1 billion London Power Tunnels 2 project – will include high-voltage SF 6 …
  • Meet our award-winning engineer who's always aimed high
    … Project Manager by the time I left what was by then UK Power Networks, at the end of a very successful almost 11 … of the Nemo Interconnector . In 2019 I joined the London Region team in electricity construction, providing … and support staff. Another great experience was on the London Power Tunnels 2 team, during the period of transition …