Distribution
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Iberdrola will acquire control of Finland’s largest electricity distribution operator. The €5bn transaction brings Caruna’s 89,000km network into a portfolio increasingly concentrated on regulated grid infrastructure.
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Elgin has secured long-term offtake for three British solar projects. The 15-year agreements cover developments in Wales, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire that are already moving through construction and grid-connection delivery.
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Larkhill’s solar network now supplies power across connected military infrastructure. The new 1.7GWh annual installation can export surplus generation to neighbouring camps through an existing private-wire system.
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Data-centre batteries could materially reduce pressure on constrained electricity networks. Analysis of 96 British facilities indicates that onsite storage could lower their peak grid imports by between 10% and 15%.
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Italian electricity demand is rising alongside industrial and renewable output. June brought the highest demand recorded for the month in a decade, while solar capacity and battery installations continued to expand.
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Latvia’s storage build-out is moving into utility-scale hybrid infrastructure delivery. Ignitis Renewables will combine a 107MW battery system with the 174MW Tume solar farm and its existing grid connection.
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Romania’s battery pipeline is shifting decisively into large-scale construction activity. Projects totalling hundreds of megawatts are advancing through financing, engineering, and procurement as solar deployment increases demand for flexible network capacity.
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UK Power Networks has substantially expanded its charging-planning digital platform. New connection insights give councils earlier indications of site viability, likely cost, eligibility, and delivery timescales.
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Britain’s demand-flexibility service has delivered sharply higher summer reductions already. NESO has procured 4,739MWh since mid-April, more than twice the comparable volume delivered during 2025.
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EDP has opened worldwide applications for its Future Grids programme. Selected technologies will move into funded utility pilots using operational assets, network data, and direct engineering support.