National Grid swoops for Western Power Distribution in £7.8bn deal

Michael Holder
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Deal forms part of 'strategic pivot towards electricity' for National Grid as it also set out plans to explore creating a major UK hydrogen gas network

National Grid has moved to snap up local power networks company Western Power Distribution (WPD) in a £7.8bn deal, as it today announced a wider "strategic pivot towards electricity" that includes plans...

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