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13 Sep 2019
Electricity North West director appointed to pro-manchester board
The largest business development group throughout the region has appointed Electricity North West director, Steve Cox, to its board.

02 Sep 2019
Weather watch August 2019
More mixed weather throughout August, with our third heat wave of the year followed by thunderstorms.

30 Aug 2019
Thousands of items donated to food bank
Generous staff across several Electricity North West depots have leant a helping hand to food banks throughout the region.

30 Aug 2019
Electricity substation undergoes makeover in Astley Bridge
The region’s power network operator has completed the transformation of land surrounding one of its electricity substations.

23 Aug 2019
MP visits revamped electricity substation in Burnley
A project headed up by the region’s power network operator has seen land near an electricity substation transformed into a community garden.

08 Aug 2019
Safety message issued for summer holidays
Parents across the region are being urged to warn their youngsters about the dangers of playing around powerful electrical equipment.

08 Aug 2019
Revamped electricity substation in Egremont visited by Copeland MP
Electricity North West has welcomed Copeland MP Trudy Harrison to a recently revamped electricity substation in Egremont.

07 Aug 2019
Electricity North West weather watch: July
An extremely mixed month for weather in July, with the hottest day on record followed by thunderstorms and local flooding.

02 Aug 2019
Electricity engineers working to protect power supplies in Whaley Bridge and surrounding area

01 Aug 2019
Power lines to be removed in Ringley
A number of ageing overhead power lines are to be moved underground in a Bolton village, which will see the removal of 39 poles 11.6m electricity pylons from the area.

29 Jul 2019
Network operator remains committed to serving North West following completion of strategic review
Consortium led by Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and Equitix join First State Investments and J. P. Morgan Asset Management as owners of Electricity North West. The new consortium takes a 50% share in the company. Power network operator set to continue to deliver industry-leading reliability and lead the transition to a zero carbon future to benefit its five million customers across the region.

25 Jul 2019
Power operator prepared following second weather warning
Following the second yellow Met Office weather warning of the week, Electricity North West has confirmed further preparations are being made for Thursday evening.