Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which companies manufacture (a) generator step-up transformers and (b) transmission transformers in the UK.

Michael Fallon

The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not hold comprehensive data on generator step-up and transmission connected transformer manufacturers in the U.K. The transformers used in the privatised electricity industry are sourced from manufacturers such as Alstom Grid based in Staffordshire, among others in the UK and globally.