subsidiary industry electricity founded 1999 headquarters head office avonbank bristol with regional offices throughout wales south west england and the midlands control centre central dispatch & contact centre based in lamby way cardiff area served wales & south west east midlands & west midlands products electricity distribution services energy parent ppl website www.westernpower.co.uk western power distribution is the trading identity of four electricity distribution companies wpd south west operating in south west england wpd south wales operating in south wales and wpd midlands operating in east midlands and west midlands . all of the companies act as the distribution network operator for their respective regions and are registered in bristol england . western power distribution currently serves approximately 7.7 million customers over its combined distribution areas . western power distribution is a subsidiary of the american utility corporation ppl . 1 it should not be confused with wpd a wind farm company in north western europe or western power corporation an electricity distributor in australia . contents 1 company history 1.1 wpd south west 1.2 wpd south wales 1.3 wpd midlands 2 references 3 external links company history edit wpd south west edit in 1998 wpd south west was formed from the demerger of the electricity distribution arm of sweb . 2 wpd south wales edit on 15 september 2000 ppl purchased hyder for 565m and sold welsh water and other interests leaving the electricity distribution arm infralec which was renamed wpd south wales . 2 3 4 wpd midlands edit in april 2011 e.on s central networks the distribution network operator for the east & west midlands was purchased by ppl for 3.5 billion and rebranded as western power distribution . references edit western power distribution pplweb.com a b http www.catalyst commercial.co.uk who owns whom.pdf bbc news business hyder faces fresh battle western power distribution external links edit official 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