Contract awarded for major home counties substation

Main contractor Murphy has been awarded the multi-million-pound contract from National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) to construct a new substation at Uxbridge Moor in Buckinghamshire.

Located close to NGET’s existing Iver substation, the new facility will help meet the significant increase in demand for electricity to the west of London.

The project includes the delivery of a 400kV and a 132kV substation, ancillary facilities, underground cabling and associated modification works.

Connecting the site to the A412, the work also includes a new 1.2km-long raised access road, which will consist a road bridge over River Alder Bourne.

Liam Corr, Managing Director of Energy at Murphy, said; “We are proud to be delivering this project for the UK’s capital that will ensure energy security for decades to come.”

Laura Mulcahy, Project Director at NGET, said: “Our new Uxbridge Moor substation will provide vital access to power for data centres that are at the heart of Britain’s innovation and economic growth. It will enable new jobs and investment in Buckinghamshire, and will support the UK’s digital future.”