The British power transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid has launched its new Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP), aimed at accelerating the delivery of £8bn (€9.2bn) worth of vital substation infrastructure across England and Wales and support the UK’s clean energy transition. The ETP initiative awards regional exclusivity of substation work to ETP partners, namely Balfour Beatty (North East region), Morgan Sindall Infrastructure (North West region), Murphy (South West region one and London & South East region), M Group Energy (South West region two), and OTW (Omexom - Taylor Woodrow joint venture, Central West region). The awards mean partners will have first refusal of future substation work in the pipeline in their region, providing them with the certainty they need to invest in growth and capability. Two national partners, Linxon and Burns & McDonnell, will support delivery of substation work that falls outside the scope of the regional partners’ portfolios.
The ETP partners will work on around 130 transmission infrastructure projects over National Grid's RIIO-T3 investment plan, which proposes up to £35bn (€40bn) investment in the transmission network in England and Wales over the five years to March 2031.