£18 million electric resiliency boost in North London
Homes across North London will soon see the benefits of an £18million electricity investment from UK Power Networks, which will also bring more diverse green spaces.
The company, which delivers energy to homes and businesses across London, the East and South East of the UK, is upgrading four cable circuits to provide 51MVA of extra capacity to local areas – serving more than 30,000 homes from two substations in Exeter Road (Waltham Forest) and Hackney.
With an increased demand for low carbon technologies such as electric vehicles and electric heat pumps, the company is working to help the transition to net zero in areas like Hackney and Walthamstow.
As part of the work the company are using a horizontal directional drill for cable laying, in a bid to minimise disruption to the ground and surrounding wildlife.
Part of the work has taken place in Lee Valley Regional Park, a very biodiverse part of London, home to woodland, wetlands and various types of environments.
In Leyton Marsh, the UK Power Networks London team have been supporting sustainability efforts in the area. In 2022, 15 staff members volunteered to weed pennywort from an oxbow lake located on the River Lea, to improve oxygen levels and encourage diverse environments.
Last year, UK Power Networks also made a £10,000 donation to the Hackney Parks team to turn a bleak concrete façade into an eye-catching mural that all park users can enjoy.
During its works this year on Leyton Marsh, the UK Power Networks team sewed a wildflower mix to their area of works to encourage biodiversity development in the area.
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