InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate UK’s National Grid makes green power play with US$11 billion WPD buy By financialnews_rlv83x - March 18, 2021 0 210 National Grid will buy England’s largest electricity distribution business WPD from U.S.-based PPL for 7.8 billion pounds (US$10.9 billion) as it positions itself for a climate-driven transition from gas to electric power.