Developers to get power to build own grid connections

Developers will be given greater powers to build their own electricity grid connections under a major shake-up aimed at breaking one of the biggest blockages holding up construction projects.
The Government today launched Great British Grid as a new publicly-owned infrastructure investor within Great British Energy alongside plans to widen self-build rights for grid connections.
The reforms could open a significant new market for contractors as developers of data centres, industrial plants and o