WPD's 2018 Call for Third Party Network Innovation Competition (NIC) Proposals
The NIC is an annual opportunity for electricity network companies to compete for funding for the development and demonstration of new technologies, operating and commercial arrangements. Up to £81m per year is available through the Electricity NIC. The NIC is expected to focus on funding larger scale innovative projects at higher TRLs. Projects that have significant overlap with existing or previous NIC and NIA projects are not eligible for funding.
The first process is to complete the NIC Initial Proposal Form and the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the 27th October 2017 at 12pm.
No additional information, above that included, will be provided at this stage. Please submit to: wpdinnovation@westernpower.co.uk.
For 2018 WPD are looking for proposals that address specific challenges we’ve identified on our network. Further details are provided in the documents linked below.
2018 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
- Innovation