Brighton benefits from £1.5m power upgrade
Engineers have completed a £1.5 million power upgrade to boost power supplies for residents in Brighton.
UK Power Networks has replaced a section of cable which was ready for renewal in the Withdean area of the city to maintain reliable supplies for local homes and businesses.
The crew dug trenches and installed ducts, then pulled through new cables and connected them to the existing electricity network.
Anthony Griffin, project manager at UK Power Networks, said: “This project is part of our ongoing programme of investment in the renewal of our networks across the South East to maintain reliable electricity supplies for homes and businesses, schools and hospitals.
“We want to thank residents for their patience while we upgraded the local electricity network.
“Our underground cables and electricity distribution substations deliver the power supplies which serve residents across Brighton, as well as enabling increasing use of low carbon technologies, such as electric vehicles and heat pumps.”
UK Power Networks delivers electricity supplies across the South East, London and East of England, and is investing £600 million in its electricity networks this year. In the South East alone there are more than 53,000-kilometres of underground cables and overhead power lines plus thousands of electricity substations which keep power flowing across the region.
UK Power Networks has replaced a section of cable which was ready for renewal in the Withdean area of the city to maintain reliable supplies for local homes and businesses.
The crew dug trenches and installed ducts, then pulled through new cables and connected them to the existing electricity network.
Anthony Griffin, project manager at UK Power Networks, said: “This project is part of our ongoing programme of investment in the renewal of our networks across the South East to maintain reliable electricity supplies for homes and businesses, schools and hospitals.
“We want to thank residents for their patience while we upgraded the local electricity network.
“Our underground cables and electricity distribution substations deliver the power supplies which serve residents across Brighton, as well as enabling increasing use of low carbon technologies, such as electric vehicles and heat pumps.”
UK Power Networks delivers electricity supplies across the South East, London and East of England, and is investing £600 million in its electricity networks this year. In the South East alone there are more than 53,000-kilometres of underground cables and overhead power lines plus thousands of electricity substations which keep power flowing across the region.