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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Great Britain’s energy networks to get £24bn upgrade but bills to rise

Electricity pylons at sunset near Falkirk
Ofgem approved £8.9bn investment in Great Britain’s high-voltage electricity network – the biggest expansion of the grid since the 1960s. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Energy companies have been given the green light to spend nearly £24bn on Great Britain’s electricity grid, in a move that will further increase household bills.

In its draft verdict on price controls for energy network companies, the energy watchdog, Ofgem, approved more than £15bn to be spent on gas transmission and distribution networks in the five years to 2031.

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