AEP is advancing a capital investment program that includes U.S. $37 billion in transmission over the next five years, reflecting growing investment across the energy sector to strengthen reliability, expand capacity and support increasing electricity demand.
WSP's experience supporting complex infrastructure programs will help advance critical projects at scale across AEP’s western region.
“WSP is honored to be selected as a strategic delivery partner to support AEP’s significant investments in strengthening the electric grid and meeting growing energy needs across its service territory,” said Michael Case, Power and Energy business line executive, WSP in the U.S. “This selection reflects the strength of our integrated energy platform, which combines planning, environmental, permitting, engineering, program management and delivery capabilities to help clients advance critical infrastructure investments that strengthen grid reliability and support future energy demand."
Across North America, utilities are modernizing aging infrastructure and expanding transmission networks to accommodate economic growth, electrification and evolving energy needs. These investments are creating demand for integrated delivery approaches to accelerate the development of complex infrastructure programs.
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