It will also provide increased reliability with fewer outages.

The first mobile substation should be operational this year, with all 11 stations to be installed in the provinces of Groningen, Drenthe, and Overijssel, the regions worst affected by grid congestion.

Electricity distribution network operator UK Power Networks has installed the UK’s first smart substation in Maidstone, Kent. The substation was installed at the Allington Energy from Waste plant. As ...