London, Nov. 22.
The Central Electricity Board an-Jnounced to-day that as the construc. tion of the grid had been completed jin the mid-east area of England, {trading operations in that area will begin on January 1.
Under the grid scheme the production of electricity in that area will be concentrated in 16 selected stations. These will include two at Kirkstall and Ferry Bridge which faye reached an efficiency per unit generating in excess of 23 per cent, the national average being about 16 per cent.
'The 16 stations are inter-connected by main' transmission lines operating. at 132,000 volts, with extensions to link.up with the North-area: east, North-west and South-east
secondary system it 93,000 volts has been developed to open up certain agricultural districts, [transmission lines in the scheme area total 525 miles. As well a being an important industrial cen-fire the mid-east area of England includes wide stretches of agricul-{tual territory which until recently have been electrically undeveloped.
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