PPL Corporation Ups Capex to $15.4 Billion from 2018 to 2022, Led by Pennsylvania T&D

SUGAR LAND--February 23, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) (Allentown, Pennsylvania) plans to invest more than $15.4 billion from 2018 through 2022 in capital projects, which is slightly higher that what the company previously had estimated, largely due to more transmission and distribution (T&D) work in Pennsylvania. The company, which runs utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the U.K., saw an overall dip in 2017 sales from milder-than-expected weather. Industrial Info is tracking $1.89 billion in active projects involving PPL. Within this article: Details on some of the highest-valued PPL projects in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, including those related to coal-fired power generation in Kentucky and the Northern Lehigh Reliability Project in Pennsylvania.