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- Home Completion of cable work heralds removal of Nailsea pylons In May 2021 we started to remove nine kilometres of overhead line between Nailsea and Portishead. 22 pylons are to be removed, some from residents' gardens. The 132,000 volt line, operated by …
- Home Changes to the energy network: in partnership with WPD As part of the Hinkley Connection Project, a number of changes will be made to the local electricity distribution network, which is owned and maintained by Western Power Distribution (WPD). …
- Home Construction information: temporary construction compounds What’s involved in building a new high-voltage electricity connection? We need to set up construction compounds at key locations along the route of the new connection. These will be used to …
- Home Construction information: temporary roads and entrances What’s involved in building a new high-voltage electricity connection? We appreciate that construction activity can be disruptive to communities. We are very aware of this and we’re working with …
- Home Removing existing pylons on the Hinkley Connection route To reduce the visual impact of the new high voltage electricity Hinkley Connection, we’ll be removing 67km of existing pylons between Bridgwater and Avonmouth – here’s how we dismantle each …
- Home Our commitment to planting along the route The Hinkley Connection Project is committed to three planting schemes to reduce the visual impact of construction works and the permanent structures we are building along the entire route: Off-site Planting …
- Home Construction information: building and removing pylons We appreciate that construction activity has been disruptive to communities. We are very aware of this and, along with our contractors, we seek to minimise impacts wherever possible. These are …
- What’s a T-pylon and how do we build them? Map and timeline In your area Latest news FAQs Community investment Caring for the environment Contact Hinkley Connection Home The Hinkley Connection will be 57 km long – made up of 48.5 km of overhead line and …
- Stringing completed between Bridgwater and Loxton National Grid thanks residents for their patience Home 27th April 2022 Hinkley Connection news National Grid is celebrating the completion of a section of the world’s first T-pylons that will help carry …
- Enough power for 1.5 million homes enabled by new electricity substation Home 26th April 2022 Press release National Grid’s new Littlebrook 400 kV substation in Dartford will enable 2 GW of low carbon and renewable energy to flow, enough to power around …