{"id":58894,"date":"2019-06-21T13:02:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T12:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=58894"},"modified":"2019-06-21T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T12:02:44","slug":"littlebrook-power-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/littlebrook-power-station\/58894\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Beatty wins \u00a350m Littlebrook Power Station contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/\">Balfour Beatty<\/a> has been awarded a \u00a350m contract to replace a high-voltage substation at Littlebrook Power Station in Kent on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgrid.com\/\">National Grid<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The five-year contract at Littlebrook Power Station forms a critical part of National Grid\u2019s transformation of the National Transmission Network, ensuring the continued supply of power to the South East of England.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour Beatty will design, supply and construct the large 400kV substation, utilising the capabilities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/balfour-cable-push-system\/57662\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering<\/a> to complete the ground engineering works. The Littlebrook Power Station project includes the installation of the cabling and overhead line connections to the national grid and design of the switchgear \u2013 the circuit board used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment \u2013 into an effective and accessible design for the substation.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Currie, managing director of Balfour Beatty\u2019s Power Transmission and Distribution business, said: \u201cOur extensive knowledge and ability to provide an integrated solution in the delivery of high-voltage substations makes us ideally positioned to help National Grid secure the power supply to the South East of England for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Works on the Littlebrook Power Station are due to commence this summer with completion scheduled for winter 2023. 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