electrification

The valley missed out on the electrification programmes of the 20th Century.

But the world’s richest man has also made leaps forward in vehicle electrification, space exploration and other frontiers, and can’t be underestimated.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contained billions for the electrification of transportation and a rapid expansion of electric vehicle charging stations.

A spokesperson said the Sunderland plant remained "at the forefront of our electrification strategy".

The previous Conservative UK government originally supported the electrification of the south Wales mainline to Swansea, but later cancelled it beyond Cardiff.