Two other substations available to supply airport with electricity, according to chief executive John PettigrewThere was enough power for Heathrow to remain open during the entire period it was shut down on Friday, the head of National Grid has said.Speaking for the first time since a fire forced North Hyde substation to close, the National Grid chief executive, John Pettigrew, said two other substations that serve Heathrow were working and could have supplied the airport with all the power it needed to remain open. Continue reading...
National Grid CEO John Pettigrew claims Heathrow could have remained open despite the North Hyde substation fire, stating two other substations could have supplied sufficient power. Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye defended the airport's response, citing the scale of energy needs and time required to switch substations. The government has launched an investigation into the incident and the UK's energy resilience. The cause of the fire, which damaged all three transformers at the North Hyde substation, is still under investigation.