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.

A major engineering project to help secure power supplies to one of England most remote locations will start next week.

In support of National Women in Engineering Day 2016 we spoke to four female engineers from across Electricity North West to discover what inspired them to become an engineer and what they love about their job.

More than 1.6km of overhead power line near Carlisle in Cumbria is set to be removed by engineers from Electricity North West.

Last week more than 40 key stakeholders attended our strategic advisory panel at the wetland and woodland nature reserve Brockholes in Preston.

Steve Johnson, former Chief Executive Officer of Electricity North West, has today been awarded the MBE for services to energy networks.

Last night Electricity North West, the region’s network power operator, was named ‘in-house team of the year’ at the annual Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) regional awards in Manchester.

Electricity North West is investing £500,000 to upgrade the power network which supplies electricity to more than 4,000 customers in Ambleside, Cumbria.