{"version":"1","article":{"id":"ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","slug":"ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=en","title":"Ofgem approves £642.1 million allowance for Suffolk–Essex grid upgrade","summary":"The regulator cut £60.6 million from National Grid’s requested budget for the Bramford-to-Twinstead transmission project. Plans include 18 kilometres of overhead line and 11 kilometres of underground cable.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["electrical-materials"],"published_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Ofgem","url":"https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/ofgem-unlocks-funding-major-electricity-grid-upgrade-while-delivering-over-ps60-million-consumer-savings","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-bramford-twinstead-grid-funding-approval-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem approved a £642.1 million cost allowance on 19 October for National Grid Electricity Transmission’s Bramford-to-Twinstead project in East Anglia. That is £60.6 million below the company’s £702.7 million request. The project will reinforce the network between Suffolk and Essex with 18 kilometres of new overhead line, 11 kilometres of underground cable, a new substation at Twinstead Green and upgrades to the existing Bramford substation.","Ofgem said additional capacity should help connect more renewable and low-carbon generation and reduce grid-constraint costs. The project is part of the ASTI framework, which fast-tracks 26 strategic transmission projects. The regulator clarified that £642.1 million is not a direct payment: efficient costs are recovered by the transmission owner over time through regulated revenues and network charges on consumer bills. Ofgem said it will continue to scrutinise future spending."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The regulator cut £60.6 million from National Grid’s requested budget for the Bramford-to-Twinstead transmission project. Plans include 18 kilometres of overhead line and 11 kilometres of underground cable.\n\nBritain’s energy regulator Ofgem approved a £642.1 million cost allowance on 19 October for National Grid Electricity Transmission’s Bramford-to-Twinstead project in East Anglia. That is £60.6 million below the company’s £702.7 million request. The project will reinforce the network between Suffolk and Essex with 18 kilometres of new overhead line, 11 kilometres of underground cable, a new substation at Twinstead Green and upgrades to the existing Bramford substation.\n\nOfgem said additional capacity should help connect more renewable and low-carbon generation and reduce grid-constraint costs. The project is part of the ASTI framework, which fast-tracks 26 strategic transmission projects. The regulator clarified that £642.1 million is not a direct payment: efficient costs are recovered by the transmission owner over time through regulated revenues and network charges on consumer bills. Ofgem said it will continue to scrutinise future spending.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}