Distribution
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A rural Kent reinforcement project has increased capacity and improved resilience. Work in Biddenden combined overhead line upgrades, a transformer replacement, new switching, and a business connection scheme tied to rising local demand.
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Last Mile has reached a million live utility connections nationwide. The milestone underlines continued growth in multi-utility delivery, ownership, and long-term network adoption.
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Hertfordshire is expanding public EV charging through a new Believ contract. The programme covers residential streets and rapid charging in council-owned parking locations.
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ENTSO-E has published its final report into the 2025 blackout. The investigation traces the event to overvoltage and transformer trips, with region-wide corrective action now recommended.
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Ofgem and DESNZ have updated industry on connections reform delivery. Queue reductions are beginning to show, but battery storage volumes remain well above projected system requirements.
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Shetland’s new grid connection has moved a step closer. The completed Kergord to Gremista 132kV link will begin supplying the islands through the local network once the standby solution enters service later this year.
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Alfen has brought the 15 MW / 30 MWh BESS Apeldoorn project into live trading in the Dutch market, adding another multi-service flexibility asset to the Netherlands grid.
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ACER says annual distribution grid investment in Europe has risen sharply since 2021 and is on course to approach €47 billion by 2027, even as structural barriers remain.
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Aurora Utilities has energised another group of Stagecoach depots across the UK, taking upgraded network capacity to a level that now supports around 1,330 electric buses.
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Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T have widened their grid pact. The agreement points to the growing weight of AC transmission, substations, and digital grid control as networks absorb more renewable power.