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.
References
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
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