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2024-11-26 16:40:00.0 - 2024-11-26 16:40:00.0 UTC +01:00Iberdrola appoints 19 companies as preferred partners in its Grids contracts in the UK
The program represents the largest renewal of the UK power grid since its inception.
Iberdrola, through its UK network company ScottishPower Energy Networks, has presented the 19 companies it has selected as preferred partners for its €6.49 B contract program, investments that will help modernise the UK's electricity grid in response to growing demand and will help the country's economy grow.
The programme, which represents the biggest overhaul of the UK's electricity network since its inception, will focus on installing new overhead lines and upgrading substantions. upgrading substations. The initiative is expected not only to improve energy transmission capacity, but also to create 1,000 new direct jobs and tens of thousands more in the supply chain.
Of the 19 companies selected, 17 are based in the UK and Ireland, underscoring SP Energy Networks' commitment to developing local supply chains.
You can read the full story in the ScottishPower Newsroom.