Power
Balfour Beatty is the leading UK supplier of power transmission and distribution networks to the international power supply industry. Major customers include Scottish Power, National Grid, Northern Electric and PLN, Indonesia's major utilities provider.
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions is a UK leader in the design, construction, maintenance and supply of overhead transmission lines and underground cabling. In December 2008, Balfour Beatty announced its partnership with AREVA, a world leader in nuclear power, to ensure effective delivery of a fleet of EPR nuclear reactors (EPRs) in the UK.
In Queensland, Australia, Parsons Brinckerhoff has been involved in the Kogan Creek Power Station, the largest single generating unit in the country, producing enough electricity to power one million homes. Its involvement in the project began during the conceptual phase, and extended into the role of Owner’s Engineer for design, construction, and commissioning.
Through our investment business, Balfour Beatty Capital, we are a shareholder in Barking Power Ltd, the company that built, equipped, owns and operates Barking Power Station in east London. We are also a shareholder in Powerlink and Power Asset Development Company (PADCO). Powerlink is responsible for the distribution of high-voltage electricity supplies to London Underground's 270 stations and more than 400km of track.
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering and Balfour Beatty Engineering Services have been involved in the design, construction and equipping of power stations of all types - from nuclear through to gas fired, oil, coal, wind and hydro-powered.
