UK Power Networks achieves major milestones in £5 million upgrade

UK Power Networks has reached a set of major milestones in the £5 million upgrade of the electrical infrastructure in the Cambridge area. 

The investment, launched last winter, has already seen new electrical equipment installed in Histon, including a third grid transformer to help boost capacity and ensure reliable supplies in parts of Cambridge and the surrounding area. 

The project, which completes next year, has also safely introduced new modern switchgear equipment to the site which enables power cuts to be fixed remotely for customers.

A video capturing the work done by UK Power Networks on site to date partners Morrison Energy Services to date has been released. 

https://youtu.be/q819uc6SWhQ

Michael Falcone, Project Manager at UK Power Networks, commented, “Cambridge is an ever-growing city and with the move towards more electric vehicles in the transition to Net Zero we recognise the need to cater for future growth by matching that expansion through investment in the network.

“The new transformer and switchboard are major new assets for the Histon site and will provide better resilience of power supplies to homes and businesses in and around Cambridge as the project moves towards completion next year.”