National Grid PLC
Summary Details
| Previous Name: | (27 Jul 05) National Grid Transco PLC |
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| ACTIVITIES: | The company operates the high-voltage electricity transmission system which carries power from generators to suppliers across England and Wales. It owns and operates transmission links with Scotland and France and plays a vital role in enabling the wholesale trade of electricity on behalf of the electricity market - the Pool. The main activities are Transmission, through overhead lines, underground cable and substations; Interconnectors, which design, construct and operate the transmission links with Scotland and France; Ancillary Services, negotiating contracts with generators, suppliers and industrial customers; Market Services, acting as the settlement system administrator for the Pool, determining electricity trading prices; business development activities include investments in Argentina, Zambia, Brazil and the USA and the development of potential opportunities elsewhere; building of high-specification telecoms networks; creation and maintenance of network maintenance for Energis; installation of networks for other UK providers; installing and leasing dark fibre on distribution networks |
| STATUS: | Full (Intro Jan 02); Lon option. |
| INDEX: | FTSE 100 |
| SECTOR: | Gas, Water & Multiutilities |
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2nd May 2006