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The UK is undergoing an energy transition. To achieve net zero, it is undertaking a generational overhaul of its grid infrastructure, expanding onshore and offshore renewables, implementing cleaner fuel capabilities where electricity isn’t an option, and building new nuclear power plants.

The argument between the developer of the £1.35bn Aquind Interconnector project and the government has reignited after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) wrote to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) expressing its opposition on national security grounds.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is seeking a supplier for £46M of works including civil, mechanical and electrical engineering at its Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) near Drigg in Cumbria.

Global nuclear electricity generation rose from 2544 TWh in 2022 to 2602 TWh in 2023 and provided 9% of the world’s electricity, according to the World Nuclear Performance Report 2024.

A route for the Kintore to Tealing 400kV overhead line project proposed by the local community has been formally moved to the next stage of development by SSEN Transmission.

The crucial final investment decision (Fid) for the new nuclear power plant Sizewell C is unlikely to be agreed until 2025, according to recent reports.

The demolition of Sizewell A by Nuclear Restoration Services’ (NRS) principal contractor Erith will create a “major skyline change” and leave the area ready for future use by March 2025.

Ofgem has approved £3.4bn of public funding for the England to Scotland offshore HVDC link, Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project ever.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has awarded Graham Construction a four year contract to build a 10m thick engineered cap over trenches and vaults at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) in Cumbria.

Work to develop ultra-high voltage technology, upgrading overhead line capacity through retrofitting cross arms and an automated weather and erosion alert tool are among the innovations aiding National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) in accelerating the energy transition.