subsidiary industry energy founded 2010 headquarters london england uk key people basil scarsella ceo products electricity revenue 1 666.1 million 2014 operating income 1 125.8 million 2014 owner cheung kong infrastructure holdings 40 % power assets holdings 40 % li ka shing foundation 20 % website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk uk power networks is a distribution network operator for electricity covering south east england the east of england and london . it manages three licensed distribution networks eastern power networks plc south eastern power networks plc and london power networks plc which together cover an area of 30000 square kilometres and approximately eight million customers . in 2014 uk power networks was awarded 25 million from the electricity regulator ofgem s low carbon networks fund for the low carbon london project . in 2011 it was awarded 6.7 million by ofgem for another project flexible plug and play which is researching new ways technical and commercial to connect renewable energy to the distribution network in cambridgeshire . as well as the three distribution arms uk power networks also operates uk power networks services holdings limited which develops and maintains electrical networks for clients including london underground heathrow and stansted airports docklands light railway and canary wharf . 1 contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the area originally comprised three networks the london electricity board the eastern electricity board and the south eastern electricity board known as seeboard before being brought together by edf energy to form edf energy networks . uk power networks began operations in october 2010 after the sale of edf energy networks to the cheung kong group for a reported 5.5 billion . . 2 uk power networks maintains the electricity networks including the lines and electricity cables . there are 14 distribution network operators dnos each responsible for a different area of the country . these dnos are all regulated by the office of the gas and electricity markets ofgem . ownership edit uk power networks is owned by cheung kong infrastructure holdings 40 % power assets holdings 40 % and the li ka shing foundation 20 % . 3 see also edit history of edf energy networks references edit uk power networks . ukpn services holdings . reuters 30 july 2010 . edf sells british grids for 5.5 billion sources . uk power networks . ownership . external links edit official website v t e united kingdom power companies big six suppliers british gas edf energy e.on uk npower sse scottish power distribution companies northern powergrid sp energy networks electricity north west western power distribution scottish and southern energy power distribution uk power networks transmission companies national grid scottish hydro electric transmission sp transmission sgn other suppliers the co operative energy ecotricity esb international extra energy first utility good energy opus energy ovo energy telecom plus total gas & power v t e energy in the united kingdom companies coal anglo american asia energy bhp billiton enrc glencore rio tinto uk coal oil and gas integrated bg group bp royal dutch shell exploration and production afren bhp billiton cairn energy centrica dana petroleum desire petroleum emerald energy enquest essar energy falkland oil and gas hardy oil and gas jkx oil & gas melrose resources ophir energy perenco premier oil regal petroleum rockhopper exploration soco international star energy tullow oil supply greenergy murco petroleum support abbot group amec ensco expro hunting petrofac qserv score group weir group westerngeco1 wood group utilities generation and supply integrated centrica edf energy1 e.on uk1 rwe npower1 scottish power1 sse generation drax group falck renewables horizon nuclear power1 international power vattenfall united kingdom1 vedanta resources supply the co operative energy ecotricity esb international extra energy firmus energy first utility good energy green energy loco2 energy opus energy ovo energy phoenix natural gas telecom plus distribution electricity electricity north west1 northern powergrid1 sp energy networks1 sse power distribution uk power networks1 western power distribution1 gas firmus energy national grid northern gas networks phoenix natural gas sgn wales & west utilities1 transmission electricity national grid2 scottish hydro electric transmission sp energy networks1 gas national grid other aggreko apx group aquamarine power ecogen enserve geothermal engineering hi gen power mark group wavegen companies with headquarters and or registered office in the uk but no applicable energy operations within the country shown in italics 1ultimate parent company is not uk based 2integrated in the united states no generation or supply activities in the uk energy sources coal coal authority coal fired power stations coal mines coal mining regions confederation of uk coal producers greenhouse gas emissions history miners strike national coal board open pit coal mining electricity association of electricity producers britned east west interconnector energy switching services economy 7 economy 10 electricity billing green electricity grid trade master agreement hvdc cross channel hvdc moyle hvdc norway uk isle of man to england interconnector national grid control reserve service new electricity trading arrangements power stations timeline of the electricity supply industry nuclear advanced gas cooled reactor franco british nuclear forum magnox national nuclear laboratory nuclear decommissioning authority nuclear liabilities fund nuclear power stations office for nuclear regulation sellafield united kingdom atomic energy authority oil and gas bbl pipeline dash for gas forties pipeline system fuel protests gas infrastructure greenhouse gas emissions hydrocarbon oil duty oil and gas authority national transmission system natural gas fields natural gas fired power stations north sea oil oil & gas uk oil fields oil fired power stations oil infrastructure oil refineries petroleum revenue tax renewables biofuels biodiesel biofuel power stations national non food crops centre renewable fuels agency renewable transport fuel obligation geothermal geothermal power stations hydroelectricity hydroelectric power stations severn barrage wave farms solar power wind power list of offshore wind farms list of onshore wind farms north sea offshore grid wind power in scotland government and regulation organisations carbon trust cenex committee on climate change department of energy and climate change department for environment food and rural affairs energy saving trust environment agency office of gas and electricity markets legislation and initiatives carbon emission reduction target climate change act 2008 climate change agreement climate change levy climate change and sustainable energy act 2006 crc energy efficiency scheme display energy certificate energy act 2013 energy performance certificate fossil fuel levy low carbon building programme national industrial symbiosis programme non fossil fuel obligation planning act 2008 renewable heat incentive renewables obligation united kingdom climate change programme non governmental organisations charities and pressure groups ashden award bioregional campaign against climate change centre for alternative technology national energy action stop climate chaos tyndall centre industry bodies combined heat and power association energy institute energy networks association energy retail association green power forum renewableuk utilities intermediaries association research centre for renewable energy systems technology energy technologies institute hadley centre for climate prediction and research narec oil depletion analysis centre uk energy research centre energy conservation association for the conservation of energy british energy efficiency federation close the door campaign code for sustainable homes double glazing & conservatory ombudsman scheme ecohomes energy efficiency in british housing energy saving trust energy saving trust recommended greenhouse gas emissions htb national home energy rating category commons this article about a company or corporation involved in the energy industry is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title uk power networks & oldid 742343597 categories utilities of the united kingdompower companies of the united kingdomelectric power in the united kingdomelectric power distribution network operatorshutchison whampoaenergy company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 04 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view