Select Committee · Transport Committee
Heathrow Airport power outage
Status: Open
Opened: 26 Mar 2025
In this one-off evidence session, the Committee will hear from Heathrow Airport and power providers. The session will focus on the recent power outage following a substation fire which led to the closure of Heathrow Airport on Friday 21 March 2025. This is likely to include discussing the resilience of this critical piece of national … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2025 | Alice Delahunty · National Grid Electricity Transmission, Eliane Algaard · Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Nigel Wicking · Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Limited, Thomas Woldbye · Heathrow Airport Ltd | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Delahunty · President | National Grid Electricity Transmission | 1 |
| Eliane Algaard · Operations Director | Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks | 1 |
| Nigel Wicking · Chief Executive | Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Limited | 1 |
| Thomas Woldbye · Chief Executive | Heathrow Airport Ltd | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Operations Director, SSEN following-up the session on Heathrow … |
| 23 Apr 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Chief Executive, Heathrow Airport following-up the evidence ses… |