Skip to content
Friday 24 July 2026London --:--Frankfurt --:--Zurich --:--
NewslettersSearchEN · DE
City PM

European business, markets and politics

FTSE 100
10,639.17
-0.73%
DAX
24,763.12
-1.56%
CAC 40
8,299.09
0.00%
STOXX 50
6,210.17
-1.69%
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • Opinion
More
GermanyFranceBankingAIEnergyFintechPropertyCapital Markets
  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • DE
Monday 27 July 2009 8:00 pm

GRID POWERS ON

By: admindrupal

Add as a preferred source on Google

NATIONAL GRID, which runs the UK’s network of electricty pylons, yesterday said it expected a strong performance this year, and its £3.4bn investment programme for the current year remained on target. The company forecast improved profit in its electricity distribution and generation business.

Share this article

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • WhatsApp
  • Email

Similarly tagged content:

Sections

  • News

Categories

  • Business

Related Topics

  • NULL

Trending Articles

  • Romesh Ranganathan makes it hard to defend the BBC

  • Regulator flags BDO’s ‘unacceptable’ audit issues for fifth year in a row 

  • BT braces for loss of 800,000 customers as it banks on fibre to keep turnaround ‘on track’

  • Tax rises ‘guaranteed’ as Healey faces £22bn black hole from Burnham spending plans

  • ‘We are going to run out’: Mitie marks eleventh mega takeover of 2026

More from City PM

  • Grid delays force Starmer-backed AI data centre to seek alternative power

    Tech
    Sir Keir Starmer's government has prioritised investment data centres as a major pillar of its plans to boost economic growth.
  • Grid operator issues fresh heatwave warning over power supplies

    Energy
    Air conditioning vents in a grid pattern, illustrating cooling solutions during a heatwave
  • Energy minister says AI must ‘bring down bills’ as data centres squeeze the grid

    Tech
    National Grid has raised billions from investors for the energy transition
  • Quinbrook Closes Oversubscribed GBP 587 Million Renewables Impact Fund II

    Business Wire
  • Rehlko Announces €12 Million Expansion of Power Control & Distribution Manufacturing Facility in Cholet, France

    Business Wire
  • Beyond the Tour de France: How Girona became a cyclist’s paradise

    Life&Style
    Cyclists ride on a winding road with a historic building and forested hills in Girona, Spain
  • Europe has made a ‘major mistake’ on slow electrification, IEA chief warns 

    Energy
    UK industrial electricity prices are the highest in the G7 and 46 per cent above the average of the International Energy Agency.
  • Quaise Energy Raises $134 Million in Initial Close of Series B to Build World’s First Superhot Geothermal Power Plant

    Business Wire
CityPM

Independent European business, markets and political news for decision-makers.

Morning Briefing

Europe

  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • UK & Ireland

Business

  • Markets
  • Banking
  • Technology
  • Energy
  • Property
  • Fintech

Editorial

  • Opinion
  • Editorial Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact

Company

  • About City PM
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Cookie Policy
© 2026 City PM Ltd · Published by CityPM Media, Bahnhofstrasse 65, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Privacy · Terms · Cookies · Facebook