Infralec was a short-lived electricity distribution subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Infralec was established in February 2000 by Hyder to operate the Welsh electricity distribution network previously operated under the

SWALEC SWALEC was an electricity supply and distribution company in South Wales, established in 1989 following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom. The business has seen several changes of ownership from 1996, and ...

brand, when the rest of Hyder was sold to

British Energy British Energy was the UK's largest electricity generation company by volume, before being taken over by Électricité de France (EDF) in 2009. British Energy operated eight former UK state-owned nuclear power stations and one coal-fired power ...

. In 2001, Hyder was purchased by

Western Power Distribution Western Power Distribution was the trading identity of four electricity distribution companies in the United Kingdom: WPD South West (operating in South West England), WPD South Wales (in South Wales) and WPD Midlands (two companies, in the E ...

who sold off most parts of the organisation but kept Infralec, which was rebranded as WPD South Wales.

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Electric power companies of the United Kingdom Energy in Wales Defunct companies of the United Kingdom Energy companies established in 2000 Technology companies disestablished in 2001 {{wales-company-stub