Introduction: Lightning strikes are known to cause a significant number of supply interruptions to our customers.  In our Scottish Network, lighting strikes are the second highest cause of customer interruptions and minutes lost and in our Southern Network it is the fifth highest cause.  Therefore, there is a need to reduce the impact that lighting related faults have on our customers.

Objectives: 1)       Develop a ‘point in time’ lightning analysis tool that can be used to locate lightning protection equipment in the most optimal way i.e. integrate various data sets and update visual display as described in phase 1a and 1b above.

2)       Install lightning protection equipment in ‘optimal’ locations provided by the lightning analysis tool.

3)       Monitor and analyse fault data to confirm effectiveness of lightning protection.

4)       Update internal policies and procedures if the project is successful.

5)       Share learnings with wider audience.