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National Grid boss claims Heathrow had 'enough power' despite shutdown

The Chief Executive of National Grid, John Pettigrew, stated that there was 'enough power' from remaining substations despite a fire causing Heathrow's shutdown, impacting over 200,000 passengers.
Heathrow's Chief Executive, Thomas Woldbye, reported that a back-up transformer failed, requiring systems to be closed for safety while power was restructured.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband ordered an urgent investigation into the power outage after a fire at an off-site substation caused significant disruption.
Heathrow expects to operate a full schedule of over 1,300 flights on Sunday.

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Heathrow Airport had enough power to avoid shutdown after fire, Britain’s National Grid says

London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation, resulting in hundreds of flight cancellations.

4 days ago·United States

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Heathrow Had Enough Power Despite Shutdown, Says National Grid Chief

Heathrow Airport had “enough power” from remaining substations despite Friday’s shutdown, the chief executive of National Grid has said. John Pettigrew said two substations were “always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power.” Flights were halted after a fire knocked out an electricity substation in Hayes on Thursday evening, and were not able to resume until Friday evening. In his first comments since the di…

4 days ago·New York, United States

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South China Morning Post

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Heathrow had ‘enough power’ to stay open, says UK grid boss, igniting debate

The National Grid confirmed Heathrow had sufficient power available via other substations, sparking debate on airport infrastructure reliability and backup systems.

4 days ago·Hong Kong

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Heathrow airport had 'enough power' to stay open: UK grid boss

The head of the UK's national grid has said there was "enough power" to keep Heathrow Airport running on Friday, after an electrical substation fire shuttered Europe's busiest air hub.The shutdown -- which lasted most of the day -- affected thousands of passengers around the world and raised questions about the reliability of one of...

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Heathrow Airport Had 'Enough Power' To Stay Open: UK Grid Boss

The head of the UK's national grid has said there was "enough power" to keep Heathrow Airport running on Friday, after an electrical substation fire shuttered Europe's busiest air hub.

5 days ago·New York, United States

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Heathrow Airport 'had enough power' to avoid shutdown despite substation fire, claims National Grid boss

Heathrow Airport is believed to have had enough power to avoid completely shutting down on Friday while a substation fire blazed two miles away.National Grid chief John Pettigrew has since said that two other substations were fully functional and could have provided an adequate amount of power to keep the airport open.The revelation has followed a weekend where officials and politicians scrambled to pinpoint blame for the monumental shutdown of …

5 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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