The company was formed following National Grid plc's decision to sell four of its local gas distribution zones in order to raise funds for expansion. The Wales & West Utilties consortium made a successful bid for the area, and began operations on 1 June 2005. It moved to its current headquarters at Celtic SpringsNewport, in June 2006. It operates around 35,000km of gas pipelines with an estimated population of 7.4 million. [2]
Companies with headquarters and/or registered office in the UK but no applicable energy operations within the country shown in italics1Ultimate parent company is not UK-based 2Integrated in the United States, no generation or supply activities in the UK
Companies with headquarters and/or registered office in the UK but no applicable energy operations within the country shown in italics1Ultimate parent company is not UK-based 2Integrated in the United States, no generation or supply activities in the UK
