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ICE talk focuses on National Grid tunnelling
11 January, 2024
National Grid’s efforts to place power lines underground in Wales will be the focus of an ICE online event this month.

Tunnelling Restarts On Snowy Hydro At Tantangara
13 December, 2023
Tunnelling of the Snowy 2.0 headrace adit at Tantangara has restarted following NSW government approval for the project’s planning modification.

ITA Tunnelling Awards winners revealed
27 November, 2023
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards were revealed on Friday.

Joint Technical Event - Geopolymer Concrete in Tunnelling and other applications: Developments in ultra-low carbon concrete
24 October, 2023
Event Date: Thursday 9th November 2023 at 18:00 hrs

Consultation launched for new Thames Cable Tunnel
11 October, 2023
National Grid has launched a public consultation on its plans to build a new cable tunnel between Kent and Essex.

Tunnelling completed on London Power Tunnels
03 October, 2023
National Grid’s £1bn (US$1.2bn) London Power Tunnels (LPT) project has achieved a major milestone with its final tunnelling breakthrough at Eltham substation in Greenwich, south-east London.

Cowi secures consultancy for pumped hydro scheme
07 September, 2023
Cowi has been awarded a contract by renewable energy company Drax to provide consultancy services for the expansion of its Cruachan pumped storage hydro power station in Argyll, Scotland.

National Grid completes record pour of cement-free concrete
11 May, 2023
National Grid and its contractor Hochtief-Murphy Joint Venture (HMJV) have completed the world’s largest continuous pour of Earth Friendly Concrete at London Power Tunnels.

Penultimate breakthrough on London Power Tunnels
28 April, 2023
The Hochtief-Murphy JV achieved the fourth breakthrough on Phase 2 of the London Power Tunnels (LPT) project this week.

Government launches National Underground Asset Register
11 April, 2023
The Geospatial Commission, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), has launched a digital map – built by Atkins – that promises to revolutionise the installation, maintenance, operation and repair of underground pipes and cables.

National Grid launches market engagement for cable tunnelling project
23 March, 2023
National Grid has launched a pre-procurement Early Market Engagement (EME) exercise for a cable tunnelling project in south-east England.

National Grid seeks planning approval for Wiltshire tunnel
06 March, 2023
National Grid plans to replace 4.6km of overhead electricity line and 13 pylons with underground cable in Wiltshire.

ITA president to give keynote at BTS Conference
27 September, 2022
Newly-elected ITA president Arnold Dix will be a keynote speaker at the BTS Conference and Exhibition in London on October 11-12.

London power project completes first drive
24 June, 2022
National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) project completed the first of five drives this week.

Hochtief to build National Grid’s Snowdonia tunnel
08 February, 2022
Hochtief UK has been awarded a £207m (US$280m) power supply tunnel project by National Grid in Wales.

Tunnel works at flagship pumped hydro facility have a golden heritage
21 January, 2022
Tunnelling work has started in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project which involves the world’s first conversion of a disused gold mine into a pumped-storage hydroelectric power facility.

UK breaks record for longest hydraulically-inserted pipeline
19 November, 2020
UK energy company National Grid has completed what has been hailed as the world’s longest hydraulically-inserted pipeline, now officially recognised by Guinness World Records.

National Grid submits Snowdonia tunnel proposal
08 April, 2020
Great Britain – National Grid has proposed to move 3.5km of overhead power lines underground. If approved, a 4.4m-diameter, 3km-long tunnel will be dug in the area of the Dwyryd Estuary in Snowdonia, allowing for the removal of 10 pylons and significantly improving the aesthetic of the landscape.

National Grid awards LPT2 tunnels contract
19 December, 2019
Great Britain – National Grid has signed a GBP 400M contract with Hochtief-Murphy JV to deliver the tunnels and shafts for the London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project. The overall scheme will cost GBP 1bn (USD 1.3bn) and take six years to complete. This is the second phase of the LPT project.

Hinkley Point C reaches another key milestone
25 September, 2019
Great Britain – Tunnelling works have started at the Hinkley Point C project, UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation. Almost 38,000 concrete segments are being installed to support the three underground marine tunnels at up to 33m below the seabed of the Bristol Channel.