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Jones Bros lands £23.5m tidal power infrastructure deal

Source: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has secured a £23.5m contract to build onshore infrastructure for a tidal power scheme in Anglesey.The civil engineering firm will be responsible for the construction of the landfall substation on Holy Island, as well as cabling which will connect the Morlais scheme to the National Grid.Work on the project, led by social enterprise Menter Môn is set to begin this spring with the potential generating capacity for Morlais at 240MW – enough to power around 180,000 typical households.The contract announcement comes at the same time as confirmation of £31million by the European Regional Development fund through the Welsh Government for the first phase of construction work.The Isle of Anglesey County Council, North Wales Growth Deal, as well as The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have also supported the project.