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National Grid upgrades Dorset-to-Southampton power line in England from June 2026

PUBT·05/26/2026 22:05:01
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National Grid upgrades Dorset-to-Southampton power line in England from June 2026
  • National Grid will refurbish a 40 km overhead transmission line between Mannington and Nursling, upgrading 115 pylons across southern England.
  • Work is scheduled for June-November 2026, replacing conductors, refurbishing steel structures, improving network resilience as regional demand rises.
  • Balfour Beatty will execute the project, with preparatory work underway to build temporary access routes and ready pylon sites.
  • A separate Mannington substation upgrade delivered a 120-tonne supergrid transformer to support the wider transmission infrastructure program.


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