Accessibility HomeNews & eventsNews Back to news & events Electricity investment in Lincolnshire is on the right track 23/11/2021 Engineers have drilled 30 feet under the Midland Mainline railway as part of a £3 million project to future proof the electricity network in Lincolnshire. The project, which will deliver a more secure and reliable electricity supply for more than 12,000 customers in the Stamford area, involved a complicated drilling process under the railway at Tallington. This has enabled a new underground cable to be laid beneath the rail line. In all, almost 10 kilometres of new 33kV cable will be laid between Stamford and West Deeping as part of the reinforcement programme. There will also be upgrades to existing substations. Jason Taylor, WPD planner, said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this essential work to future proof the power network for the people of Lincolnshire. The work we are doing to reinforce and upgrade the network will mean a safer, more reliable and more efficient electricity supply for existing customers. That will result in fewer power cuts and enable us to restore power more quickly, when it does go off. “This investment will also ensure the network is ready to meet future demand from customers wanting to connect green technologies, like electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps, as we all prepare for a net zero future.” Work to lay the cable will start in early 2022 and take up to six months to complete. We’re planning to invest more than £6 billion in our network between 2023 – 28 to ensure a safe and reliable electricity supply for our eight million customers and to prepare for a smarter, greener, low carbon future. Read more about our investment programme here. Tagged under Operational Press office enquiries For all press office enquiries please call: Midlands: 01332 827172 South West: 0117 933 2005 South Wales: 01633 628108 Western Power Distribution Companies → WPD Telecoms → Helicopter Unit → Contracting → Smart Metering → Training → WPD Glossary → Electricity Historical Society WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION Site map|Terms and conditions|Privacy policy|PSR Privacy policy|Accessible information|Cookie details|Modern Slavery Act Western Power Distribution Plc 09223384; Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) Plc (company number 02366923); Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) Plc (company number 03600574); Western Power Distribution (South West) Plc (company number 02366894); Western Power Distribution (South Wales) Plc (company number 02366985); WPD Smart Metering Limited ( company number 07139151); South Western Helicopters Limited (company number 02439215); WPD Property Investments Limited (company number 02373239) and WPD Telecoms Limited (company number 02386327) All are registered to Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol BS2 0TB Website developed by Enigma Interactive In order to provide complete functionality, this website stores browser cookies. If you don’t allow cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of the website. For example, you may not be able to use certain features relating to log-in or order certain services. In addition, you may not be able to see personalised content or switch between languages. We recommend that you allow cookies. If you continue to use our website, we will assume that you are ok with us using cookies. If you want to reject cookies, or find out more about them, click here. Functional Cookies Tracking Cookies X