Electricity North West debuts £2bn green upgrade plan

James Murray
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Power network operator seeks public feedback on ambitious five year green grid investment programme

Leading grid operator Electricity North West has today published a draft plan that would see it invest almost £2bn in the five years through to 2028 to upgrade electricity networks in the region in support...

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