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24/03/2021
We have announced our plan to invest a record £6 billion into network improvement, environmental sustainability, and new community energy projects across the...
The government has launched ambitious targets for the reduction of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2050. The changes needed mean that all bu...
On Wednesday 30th of June 2021, Western Power Distribution will be hosting a webinar on how wireless communications can be used to support the UK utility ind...
16/03/2021
An undergrounding project is taking place in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) in the Peak District, benefitting views along a popular route for w...
03/03/2021
Our East Wales team has discovered a secret medieval tunnel while working in the beautiful Wye Valley. Ty Coch technician Allyn Gore (left) and wayleave of...
18/02/2021
The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial, a project run by Western Power Distribution (WPD) and CrowdCharge to demonstrate how electric vehicles (EVs)...
08/02/2021
We have joined forces with electricity network companies across the UK to unlock additional strategic investment in the grid to support low carbon developmen...
08/02/2021
As National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Western Power Distribution (WPD) is on the hunt for 54 craft apprentices across the Midlands, South West and S...
04/02/2021
Work to boost power supplies in Ironbridge is due to start in early February. Western Power Distribution (WPD), the electricity distributor for the region, ...
02/02/2021
Over a quarter of a million pound has been spent to further improve power supplies at Ironbridge Primary Substation in Tongwynlais on the outskirts of Cardif...
27/01/2021
We’ve launched the first draft of our 2023-2028 business plan – and we want customers to have their say on our plans to create a network for the future. We’...
22/01/2021
A sweet surprise has been found in some of the Midlands substations, which could have been there for the past 25 years. When work was taking place at Upto...
15/01/2021
As we work towards a net zero future, more low carbon technologies are available now more than ever, and are a huge part of the latest reinforcement project ...
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