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Key milestone as first new Dinorwig electricity cables powered up

10 March 2025

The first of three new sets of high voltage electricity cables connecting Dinorwig hydroelectric power station in Gwynedd to National Grid’s transmission network has been energised.

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National Grid Secures Planning Approval for Grain to Tilbury Project

7 March 2025

National Grid has received full planning approval for the Grain to Tilbury project from Thurrock Council in Essex and Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, a key milestone in strengthening the UK’s energy network.

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Section of an interconnector in a display case with fuzzy image of to people in the background Ventures :NGV Press release

Connection agreement in Suffolk for Nautilus interconnector removed

27 February 2025

National Grid Ventures has confirmed the removal of a connection agreement in Suffolk for the Nautilus interconnector. This sees the removal of Nautilus from the interconnector register and the LionLink interconnector will be the only interconnector project to be developed by National Grid Ventures in East Suffolk.

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Sale of National Grid Renewables

24 February 2025

National Grid plc ("National Grid") today announces that it has agreed to sell its National Grid Renewables US onshore renewables business to Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners including Brookfield Renewable Partners.

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Close up of a person wearing orange overall and high-vis vest holding a section of an interconnector cable Ventures :NGV Press release

LionLink interconnector announces Walberswick as preferred landfall location

19 February 2025

LionLink interconnector announces Walberswick as the preferred landfall location for the new subsea interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands.

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National Grid invites communities to take part in consultation on proposals for electricity network reinforcement between North Humber and High Marnham

18 February 2025

Consultation opens on new electricity upgrade to help carry renewable and low-carbon power to homes and businesses.

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Press release archive

2020

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20 May 2020: National Grid supports home learning and skills development with donation of 1,000 laptops
20 May 2020: Grain LNG launches second phase of Open Season
4 May 2020: National Grid release more than 60 laptops to NHS radiologists
1 May 2020: National Grid Ventures - supporting vulnerable people from the West Midlands during Covid-19
29 Apr 2020: University Hospitals Birmingham Charity and National Grid join forces to launch million-pound coronavirus funding appeal
17 Apr 2020: Leading companies agree to develop plan for the world's first zero carbon cluster in the UK's Humber regions
7 Apr 2020: Keeping our people safe at work during COVID-19
2 Apr 2020: National Grid appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures
2 Apr 2020: Pre-close update ahead of 2019_20 Full Year Results
26 Mar 2020: National Grid supports National Emergencies Trust and Trussell Trust to deliver aid during coronavirus crisis
17 Mar 2020: Keeping gas and electricity flowing throughout the Coronavirus crisis
13 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes 500th ship at Grain LNG
12 Mar 2020: National Grid has school fizzing with excitement
11 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes Budget commitments on EV charging and CCS
9 Mar 2020: Green fingered engineering volunteers support Coventry community project
2 Mar 2020: IFA2 'Tops out' at Daedalus Airfield
14 Jan 2020: National Grid's Viking Link project launches schools programme in Lincolnshire
13 Jan 2020: National Grid offer £500 STEM equipment grant to Somerset and South Gloucestershire schools
4 Feb 2020: First ever power cable between UK and Belgium celebrates strong performance in its first full year of operation
13 Jan 2020: Hull man makes history by walking over and under the River Humber through National Grid's 5km tunnel

2019

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28 May 2019: Leading energy companies announce new zero-carbon UK partnership
29 Jan 2019: Hat-trick of contracts announced on Hinkley project
29 Mar 2019: Work paused on New Forest pylon project
29 Nov 2019: Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid's £150m Warm Homes Fund
31 Jan 2019: UK's first power cable to Belgium starts commercial operation
5 Jun 2019: Lost WW2 aircraft lifted from the sea after more than 75 Years
5 Nov 2019: National Grid plc ('National Grid' and 'Company') Board change
5 Nov 2019: Zero Carbon Humber Roadmap published to protect jobs and make major contribution to UK's climate goals
7 Mar 2019: National Grid announces acquisition of leading renewable energy developer
8 May 2019: Europe's largest LNG importation terminal to offer ~8 mpta of cost competitive capacity to the market
9 Jan 2019: Mary, National Grid's tunnel boring machine, reaches halfway point on River Humber project
Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid’s £150m Warm Homes Fund
Half year results for the period ended 30 September 2019

2018

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29 Nov 2018: National Grid ESO, SP Energy Networks and TNEI awarded £10 million for Black Start innovation project
3 Aug 2018: Call out to help National Grid mark Sheffield gas holder demolition
3 Aug 2018: National Grid to demolish gasholders in West Bromwich
3 Aug 2018: National Grid volunteers take time out to help out in Deal and Canterbury
3 Jan 2018: Welwyn gas holders to disappear from skyline by spring
3 May 2018: First pylon goes up on Richborough Connection
3 Oct 2018: Gas holders disappear from Wolverhampton skyline
30 Aug 2018: New transformer to take to the road
30 Jan 2018: 50m refurbishment of power lines in Devon complete
31 Jan 2018: National Grid offers funding to schools for science equipment
4 Oct 2018: Wylfa Newydd connection proposals accepted for examination
4 Oct 2018: Y cynigion ar gyfer cysylltiad Wylfa Newydd wedi cael eu derbyn i'w harchwilio
5 Apr 2018: National Grid launches consultation on second phase of London Power Tunnels project
5 Dec 2018: Launching Nemo - National Grid launch £600 million subsea cable between the UK and Belgium
5 Nov 2018: Gas holders disappear from Morecambe skyline
7 Aug 2018: New transformer to be delivered to Surrey
7 Feb 2018: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall open London's new £1bn energy superhighway
7 Sep 2018: Plans for Wylfa Newydd connection submitted
8 Nov 2018: National Grid consults on plans to remove pylons in Snowdonia National Park
9 Jul 2018: Gas holder landmark to disappear from Sheffield skyline

2017

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24 Jan 2017: The heat is on as Blackpool gets set for gas pipe revamp
24 Mar 2017: Project update: Southall gas pipeline repair
25 Apr 2017: 3m power line project between bredbury and south manchester
25 Apr 2017: New approach delivers carbon saving at Wimbledon substation
26 Apr 2017: National Grid shows scale of project in Bedworth near Coventry
26 Mar 2017: Final media statement 3 - Explosion Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside
26 Mar 2017: Media Statement: Explosion Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside
26 Sep 2017: Large load on the road in Stalybridge, Manchester
26 Sep 2017: National Grid confirms summer 2017 as 'greenest ever' and launches 'world's first' green energy forecast
28 Apr 2017: Blackburn: ongoing six-month gas pipe upgrade reaches busy junction
28 Apr 2017: Lake District gas pipe move planned to minimise disruption
29 Aug 2017: World War Two aircraft wreckage discovered in the North Sea
29 Dec 2017: New transformer to be delivered to Sellindge substation
29 Mar 2017: Oldham: essential gas pipe upgrade
29 Nov 2017: National Grid gears up for big dig as tunnel boring machine arrives on Humberside
3 Apr 2017: New season brings new gas mains essential upgrade for Wootton, Bedfordshire
3 Aug 2017: National Grid welcomes 'Electricity System Operator' decision
3 Mar 2017: Motoring alert essential work to gas network in Bedford
3 Mar 2017: New chapter for historic St Albans site with 21st century gas main project
3 Mar 2017: Phased lane closures: Essential gas mains work in Gas Street, Northampton

2016

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20 Sep 2016: Essential work extended: More time for essential power project in Wellington, Shropshire
21 Dec 2016: Diary date: Chance to find out more about essential gas mains work in Clapham, Bedfordshire
21 Jul 2016: Essential gas mains replacement work in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom
21 Jul 2016: Hereford
21 Jul 2016: Vital gas works under way to benefit Sudbury
21 Jun 2016: Gas network to be improved in Rochdale
21 Jun 2016: New plastic gas pipes in store for Wigan
21 Nov 2016: National Grid completes £7m Midlands-Derbyshire power line upgrade
21 Oct 2016: Gas pipe work set to benefit residents in Birkenhead
22 Apr 2016: Gas mains overhaul for Barnsley
22 Aug 2016: Holiday makeover: BritNed volunteers exceed SOS call for help with a Grand Design
22 Aug 2016: Viking Link set to consult on cable routes in Lincolnshire
22 Dec 2016: Essential gas works starting in Smethwick
22 Dec 2016: Update on Bilston gas mains replacement
22 Dec 2016: Working Christmas: National Grid on standby to keep homes safe in East Anglia
22 Dec 2016: Working Christmas: National Grid on standby to keep homes safe in East Midlands
22 Dec 2016: Working Christmas: National Grid on standby to keep homes safe in London
22 Dec 2016: Working Christmas: National Grid on standby to keep homes safe in South Yorkshire
22 Jan 2016: Emergency gas pipe repairs due for Burton on Trent
22 Jan 2016: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Carlton Road, Barnsley

2015

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29 Jan 2015: Robots visit Old Hutton school
29 Jul 2015: Summer in the City: National Grid continues vital work
29 Jul 2015: Working together: National Grid and Thames Water work to deliver vital work in Camden with minimal disruption
29 Jun 2015: Gas mains upgrade for Kibworth Harcourt in Leicestershire
3 Feb 2015: QEPrize winner will inspire people into engineering say National Grid CEO
3 Jul 2015: Gas mains upgrade for Wigston
3 Jun 2015: Additional reserve secured for winter
30 Apr 2015: More RAM for Worcestershire children's farm
30 Jun 2015: Detailed gas plans for Clare, Suffolk, shared with public
30 Jun 2015: New wave National Grid gears up for latest phase of Southend-on-Sea's essential gas mains replacement
30 Mar 2015: St Helena scoops prize in robot competition
30 Nov 2015: National Grid awarded £23 million for three major innovation projects
30 Oct 2015: Emergency gas mains replacement work, Cledford Lane, Middlewich
30 Oct 2015: Halloween raises 'spirits' at National Grid Hinckley
30 Oct 2015: National Grid reveals total TV pick up ahead of Rugby World Cup final
30 Sep 2015: Gas main to be replaced on Chaddock Lane, Worsley
4 Aug 2015: Interns land jobs on EmployAbility scheme
4 Aug 2015: Oak Wood pupils land jobs on EmployAbility scheme
4 Dec 2015: Historic occasion: National Grid takes pupils back in time to explore history of gas in Swindon
4 Feb 2015: National Grid backs Responsible Business Award

2014

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23 Sep 2014: Companies win contracts for reducing power demand
23 Sep 2014: National Grid wraps up charity coat campaign
24 Nov 2014: £12.6million boost for two innovative National Grid projects
24 Oct 2014: Hurricane Gonzalo fails to dampen National Grid team
24 Sep 2014: Great National Grid Bake Off for Macmillan
24 Sep 2014: Great National Grid Bake Off for Macmillan
24 Sep 2014: National Grid wins 'Race for Opportunity' award
25 Sep 2014: National Grid urges residents to have their say on plans for replacing a vital gas pipeline under the River Humber
28 Nov 2014: Deansgate Lane, Timperley closed during essential gas mains works
28 Nov 2014: National Grid donate fire truck to Peak District National Park
28 Oct 2014: Energising the arts: National Grid and All Change initiative sparks creative talent in Islington
28 Oct 2014: National Grid completes essential work in High Street Kensington early
29 Aug 2014: National Grid project will herald bright new future for landmark Southall site
3 Oct 2014: Results of Capacity Market Prequalification announced
30 Dec 2014: East Midlands National Grid engineers braced for New Year calls
30 Oct 2014: Dedicated National Grid volunteers give children's hospice a facelift for second year running
30 Oct 2014: National Grid to bring more gas to Birmingham
30 Sep 2014: Gas mains replacement under way in Scunthorpe
30 Sep 2014: Robot scheme 'chips in' to science education
30 Sep 2014: Robots land in Suffolk and Essex