London Associated Electricity Undertakings
Under the London Electricity Act 1925, an extension had been given to the tenure of electricity undertakings before their transfer to public authorities and powers had been granted for the pooling of the generating resources of the undertakings in the East and West Ends of London.
1925 The West End companies first formed the London Power Co Ltd. Out of date plants were replaced and transmission lines were laid to interconnect the generating stations and to provide a bulk supply to the distributing companies. A new station was built at Battersea, the largest of its kind in Europe.
1936 The London Associated Electricity Undertakings Limited was established and the six distributing companies were purchased in order to integrate their areas of supplies and co-ordinate resources.
1938 Central London Electricity Ltd was formed through the amalgamation of the 6 West End companies: Brompton and Kensington Electric Supply Co, Charing Cross Electricity Supply Co, Chelsea Electricity Supply Co, Kensington and Knightsbridge Electric Lighting Co, St James' and Pall Mall Electric Lighting Co and Westminster Electric Supply Corporation.
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Sources of Information
- [1] National Archives