Chinese Firm Blocked From Accessing Key Information About UK’s Power Grid

Chinese Firm Blocked From Accessing Key Information About UK’s Power Grid
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg is seen in Westminster, London, on Sept. 21, 2022. Rob Pinney/Getty Images
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The UK government has blocked a Chinese firm from accessing sensitive information about Britain’s power grid, as concerns grow about Beijing’s involvement in critical infrastructure in the West.

Redrock Investment Limited, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC), is set to obtain a 35 percent stake in Electricity North West (ENW), a British operator of the network distributing electricity to the northwest of England.