Vital Energi JV to build £1bn heat network for Westminster

Plans have been unveiled to build the UK’s largest heat network capturing heat from the River Thames, London Underground and sewer networks to warm around 1,000 buildings in central London, including the Houses of Parliament.
Drawn up by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and consultant Aecom, the £1bn scheme will be delivered by a joint venture between leading players in the heat network market Vital Energi and Cumbria-based Hemiko.
Known as the South Westminster Area Netwo