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- Community centre to be rejuvenated Eco-friendly redevelopment project gets the go ahead in Winscombe Home 12th April 2022 Community investment National Grid has awarded £20,000 to Winscombe Community Association (WCA), to help with the development of the …
- Home Sandford substation is energised The new 400,000 volt substation at Sandford is now energised with electricity flowing through it. Throughout this year’s planting season, we have been working on the landscaping around the substation. This will be …
- Home T-pylons between Sandford substation and Portbury T-pylons between Sandford and Portbury have been completed with the final wires being hung in March 2024. The diamond shaped insulators were lifted into place in July 2023 . Teams will now work to …
- Home T-pylons between Sandford substation and Portbury T-pylons between Sandford and Portbury have been completed with the final wires being hung in March 2024 between Lampley Road near Kenn and Tickenham. The diamond shaped insulators were lifted into …
- Home Connecting Weston-super-Mare to low carbon energy We’ve completed work to modify the existing 132,000 volt line from Weston-super-Mare …
- Home Underground cables through the AONB connecting homegrown, low carbon energy The installation of the 400,000 volt cables under the Mendip Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is complete. The underground cables are connected to the new line of …
- Traffic management between Bridgwater and Avonmouth Map and timeline In your area Latest news FAQs Community investment Caring for the environment Contact Hinkley Connection Home A construction traffic management plan has been agreed with the local …
- Home Access to public footpaths and rights of way When we are working near footpaths and rights of way to build the new overhead line and remove existing pylons, we need to either temporarily close them or provide safe escorted access. This is to keep the …
- Home T-pylons energised between Bridgwater and Loxton Construction of the first T-pylons between Bridgwater and Loxton began in September 2021, with all the wires that transmit the energy between Bridgwater and Loxton installed by March 2022 . The …
- Home 248 of 249 existing pylons removed National Grid committed to removing 67 kilometres of existing 132,000 volt lattice pylons between Bridgwater and Avonmouth as part of the Hinkley Connection Project. We’ve taken down 248 of 249 lattice pylons, …