Kent residents benefit from £2.9 million power upgrade
Posted by: electime 13th December 2024
A £2.9 million investment has upgraded power supplies at an electricity substation near Canterbury, benefiting thousands of residents.
UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity across Kent, has commissioned two new 41-tonne electricity transformers at Wingham.
The project is part of the £800 million investment programme UK Power Networks is delivering this year to keep power supplies flowing safely and reliably to the communities it serves.
The transformers receive electricity from the network at 33,000-volts and safely turn it down to 11,000 volts. Electricity is distributed from the equipment to other electricity substations and flows onwards to more than 7,000 local homes and businesses.
Stephen Mortimer, project manager at UK Power Networks, said: “This investment project will deliver long-lasting benefits in the Wingham area. It will increase the resilience of the network for residents across a wide area and support growth in demand, including more low carbon technologies as they connect to our electricity networks.”
The transformers replaced during this scheme have been well maintained over the years. These have been refurbished by specialists as part of the company’s ongoing environmental and sustainability goals.
UK Power Networks maintains the network of cables, substations and power lines that deliver electricity to approximately 20 million people across the South East, London and East of England.
