National Grid chief says Heathrow had ‘enough power’ despite fire shutdown

The chief executive of the National Grid emphasized that the power infection network was able to feed enough electricity for adequate electricity for heaven across the airport last week, as the airline’s anger increased by about 24 hours.

In his first comment Fire On Thursday night, John Petigru told the Financial Times that an “unprecedented” Blage North Hyde Substation was thrown at the Hithrow, two more working throughout the incident.

“There was no lack of power from substations,” he said. “Each substation may provide adequate energy for hemorrho individually.”

Heathro Almost all Friday after the substation fire is closed for almost all, causing disruptions that are expected to spend several million pounds. More than 1,300 flights were rejected by affecting several thousand passengers.

The airport says that it was able to operate a full operation with electricity from just two substations, but it had to “restructure” its internal electrical networks to make the switch safely.

Heathrow’s Chief Executive Thomas Oldbie weekend said that the airport from the baggage belt to the airport also had to restart safely.

He told the BBC that he had become a bit guilty in the power industry that Heathrow would be evaluated if it was needed “If the grid in our surroundings is working the way we should do” if we cannot believe that if we cannot believe it is needed at another level. “

However, Petighuu says: “Distribution network companies and two substations for Heathrow for Heathrow were always available.” He added that it was “the question for Heathrow” why it did it.

“Losing the substation is a unique event – but there were two more available there,” he said. “So it’s a level of elasticity.”

The National Grid Owns and Manages the High Voltage Transmission Network in Britain, including substations surrounding Heathrow, where electricity is fed on low voltage distribution networks and then at home and business. Owner of the distribution network in the SSN area.

When they began to recover their activities in the weekend, the airlines started questions about the length of the shutdown and whether some terminals could be opened soon.

A senior executive says the aircraft agencies are “pressing and pushing” to open Heathrow again.

“It is not clear why Heathrow decided so quickly to close the airport for the whole day. It is clear that on Friday afternoon, the Terminal 5 flights could be enabled,” they said.

Another senior executive said that “many” airlines expected the airport to be opened more quickly, though they confessed that its management was facing the “difficult” decision.

Thirdly, all the terminals should have been closed for so long.

Oldbai said that Heathrow was opened again as soon as possible and the airport faced a “Major” and “unprecedented” event.

There are ministers Ordered to investigate In this case, and Sunday Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that this interruption was kept in London’s new airport power requirements, including The third runway Heathro

According to the British Airways owner IAG consultant and former senior executive Andrew Light, the shutdown is expected to spend about £ 60mn from the airline industry.

Airlines do not have to directly compensate customers, but must cover hotel bills and other disruptions. Heathrow says that it is not responsible for the airline expenditure.

Heathrow AOC chief executive Nigel Wicking, representing the airport users, says: “We already pay enough for services in Heathrow, we cannot provide where the elasticity and failure of this nature is, whether it is Hethrow or their supplier.”

Petigru says the North Hyde Substation – which firefighters say that 25,000 liters of cool oil burned – it was so violent that it damaged three transformers on the site, there was one for backup and the other two were farther.

He also added that the cause of the fire was not yet known for its full forensic work, the third party’s involvement has not yet been denied. Anti -terrorism police are investigating, but said there are no signs of bad games.

“I can’t remember this national transformer in my 30+ year industry,” Petigru said.

Why the site built in the 1960s was designed in such a way that the three transformers were possible to be scattered by a fire, he said: “You have to create a substation at the available place, and obviously you have done our best to reduce the risks.

“But this is something that is clearly I think the investigation will search a little more.”

The substation is at risk of damaging critical national infrastructure due to the Russian war against Ukraine.

FT on Friday said that in November, infrastructure owners were requested to stay overwhelming due to credible threat from Russia.

Asked how concerned he was about the threat of Russia, Petigru said: “We always focus on the protection of our wealth. And I’m not going to the details.”

Usually there is more intense investigation on electricity networks due to fossil fuel away from fuel, which is more involved in the equipment driven from the air and solar farm to the equipment.

“This year alone, we are investing $ 10 billion on the network, adding Petrigue.” And in the next five years we have just submitted a 35BN plan to the transmission system.

“So I’m absolutely sure and sure we are investing in the network for resilience for protection.”