A £1.7m project to reinforce and upgrade the 132kV power network supplying a major Newport steelworks site, is underway.
Western Power Distribution, the electricity distributor for the region, is committed to investing in its network to further improve supply reliability and customer service levels.
The first stage of the new initiative, which supplies Newport’s Tata Steel Orb Works site, involves the upgrading of high voltage transformers and the removal of switchgear at Newport South grid substation.
“The project is part of WPD’s ongoing asset replacement programme – work that will further safeguard electricity supplies for customers for years to come,” said WPD Project Engineer Jack Lawthom, who is managing the scheme.
The grid substation supplies electricity to more than 9,000 customers locally. Its upgrading is part of WPD’s commitment to invest over £7billion on the electricity network between now and 2023.
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