Chris Green, MP for Bolton West, met with engineers from Electricity North West recently at two electricity substations which keep the lights on for 20,000 properties in Atherton and Little Hulton.

Today engineers from the region’s network power operator, Electricity North West, started to upgrade 3km of power cable under Wastwater, England’s deepest lake.

Hundreds of delegates are set to discover how the region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is transforming the way electricity is delivered to millions of customers for a low carbon future.

Business owners had their electricity switched off for illegal meter tampering during a multi-agency operation to crack down on energy theft in Salford recently.

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, has collaborated with the UK’s main energy companies to tackle the dangers of energy theft by creating an anonymous reporting service called Stay Energy Safe.

Electricity North West is investing £81,000 to upgrade the power network which has kept the lights on for customers in the village of Sandside, in Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria for almost 70 years.

A £230,000 project to remove overhead power lines and improve the skyline in Coatley Hill near the market town of Alston in the North Pennines has recently finished.

Automatic restoration systems on the power network minimised the impact of last night’s lightning storm across the region while engineers battled floods to restore power in some areas.

A revamp of Whitehaven’s iconic Waterfront Wall feature at West Strand is being undertaken thanks to a donation from the region’s power network operator, Electricity North West.

Today the region’s power operator, Electricity North West, has announced its support for a brand new national number for customers across the North West to call if they experience a power cut.

The natural beauty of the market town of Alston in the North Pennines has been successfully restored thanks to the completion of a £128,000 project by the region’s power operator.

The region’s power operator is to take part in a major exercise with around 33 organisations across Greater Manchester to test how they would respond to an emergency.