BALFOUR Beatty has secured a £214 million contract to deliver power lines from Hinkley C. The project will see Balfour Beatty install a North and South 400kV overhead line on behalf of the National Grid. As part of the contract, Balfour Beatty will design, supply, install, test and commission a new overhead line spanning 48.4km and crossing through the Mendip Hills in Somerset, where Balfour Beatty is currently delivering cable works under a separate contract for National Grid. On completion, the new line will connect HPC with a new substation in Avonmouth, Bristol.
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