Distribution
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Ireland has raised transmission towers while keeping the line energised. Eleven structures on the Flagford–Louth corridor were lifted by around 2.5 metres as part of a wider 220kV refurbishment.
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Q3 extended the grid, storage and equipment pressures already visible. Connection reform, battery deployment, transformer investment and higher-density data-centre power systems showed how the sector is responding.
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Kentucky Power plans major transmission works for Muskie’s data campus. A new 765kV substation and parallel 345kV circuits will support up to 1GW of contracted electrical service.
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Project Marinus has entered its main construction phase across Australia. Transmission works are advancing in Tasmania while HVDC cable and converter-station activity ramps up for the Bass Strait interconnector.
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Ofgem proposes new delivery conditions for SP Energy Networks funding. The licence change would tie electricity system restoration allowances to defined outputs under the RIIO-ED2 price control.
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Ofgem has approved higher voltage limits across Britain’s 275kV network. The change restores a 10% upper operational tolerance to reduce transmission outage restrictions during reinforcement and maintenance work.
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Great British Energy has widened its £300m manufacturing support fund. Seventeen additional offshore wind and network components are now eligible for capital grants supporting UK production capacity.
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Caverion will deliver a 70MW substation for Nebius in Finland. The €15 million project will connect a second Mäntsälä data centre to the electricity network by autumn 2027.
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COPA-DATA will demonstrate software-defined grid automation at Enlit Europe 2026. Zenon 16 will span IEC 61850 substations, virtualised control, DMS, renewable assets, cybersecurity, and IIoT services across mixed-generation infrastructure.
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Three countries face EU action over electricity preparedness planning gaps. Spain and France received formal notices, while Belgium received an additional notice over updated risk-preparedness plans due in January 2026.