Distribution
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Spain has allocated new funding for high-power EV charging corridors. The programme supports additional charge points, charging-station projects, and fleet-electrification schemes.
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Siemens will expand German switchgear manufacturing through €300m investment programme. The plan strengthens supply for electrification, data centres, e-mobility, and SF6-free equipment.
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United Infrastructure joins National Grid’s cable delivery framework programme nationwide. The agreement covers 66kV, 132kV, and lower-voltage works.
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National Grid DSO will procure storm-focused flexibility services this summer. Responder will shift demand ahead of severe weather events.
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EU funding expands clean energy infrastructure across eleven member states. The latest Modernisation Fund round supports grids, storage, heating, and transport electrification.
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Iberian interconnection adds capacity across Portugal and Spain’s transmission systems. The new 400kV link strengthens cross-border balancing and renewable integration.
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UK Power Networks has completed major south London cable reinforcement. The £6.8m Sutton to Beddington upgrade added 6.8km of underground cable to support resilience and future electricity demand.
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DNOs now want early procurement mechanisms built into RIIO-ED3 planning. The proposal would give the supply chain earlier certainty for equipment and services needed to deliver distribution network reinforcement.
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Power availability is tightening fast across EMEA data-centre development pipelines. Grid access, connection timelines, and infrastructure readiness are increasingly determining which planned facilities can become operational capacity.
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Electrica has advanced Romanian storage through 17 grid connection approvals. The 700MWh portfolio can now move into design, permitting, and construction, with commissioning targeted by the end of 2027.