# Murphy wins £24M contract for Barking substation

National Grid awarded J Murphy & Sons a contract worth nearly £24 million to design and build a new 132,000 volt electricity substation in Barking, east London. Work is expected to be completed by February 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-03-29
- Where: Barking, east London, United Kingdom
- Value: $31.0M (24.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: electricity substation
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [J Murphy & Sons](https://endata.com/companies/8813.md)
- [National Grid](https://endata.com/companies/389.md) (customer)
- [J Murphy & Sons](https://endata.com/companies/8813.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [theconstructionindex.co.uk](https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/murphy-wins-24m-barking-substation), 2019-03-29: "National Grid has handed J Murphy & Sons Limited a contract worth nearly £24m to design and build a new electricity substation in Barking, east London."
- [pbctoday.co.uk](https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/murphy-substation-contract/54737/), 2019-03-29: "We’re delighted to have been awarded this contract and play our part in securing energy supplies in London for years to come."
- [transformer-magazine.com](https://transformer-magazine.com/news/6396-31-m-24-m-substation-to-be-built-in-london/), 2019-04-01: "London-based engineering firm J. Murphy & Sons has been awarded a $31 M contract by National Grid to design and build a new substation in Barking, East London."
- [transformer-technology.com](https://transformer-technology.com/murphy-awarded-31-5m-substation-contract-by-national-grid-transformer-technology/), 2019-04-01: "J. Murphy & Sons Limited has been awarded a contract by National Grid worth nearly $31.5 million (£24 million) to design and build a new electricity substation in Barking, East London."

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