Investment is still critical

IN the aftermath of both the First and Second World Wars, the UK faced severe financial hardship, yet each time the country embarked on ambitious energy infrastructure projects.

- Sue Nicholson

Eight years after the First World War, with its economy in a dire state, the UK began building a national electricity grid.

Similarly, in 1950 — just five years after the catastrophic financial toll of the Second World War - work started on a “super grid” to prepare for the future.