Bannau Brycheiniog visitors enjoying clearer views as overhead power lines removed

Bannau Brycheiniog visitors enjoying clearer views as overhead power lines removed

National Grid operates and maintains the local electricity network across south and Mid Wales.

Power lines removed from Pen y Crug hillfort improving Brecon views

Five electricity poles have been removed and half a kilometre of overhead cables buried at Pen y Crug, restoring uninterrupted views from the historic hillfort that crowns the Brecon landscape. The work, carried out by National Grid Electricity Distribution in partnership with Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority, involved replacing the former overhead line with underground cables and dismantling the poles that ran between the hillfort and…

Power lines removed from popular Brecon hillfort

Five electricity poles have been taken down and 500 metres of overhead cables buried at Pen y Crug, opening up views across Brecon and the surrounding landscape