Britain's National Grid drops Chinese tech over cybersecurity fears

Britain's National Grid has begun eliminating components supplied by a subsidiary of China-backed Nari Techlogy from its electricity transmission network due to concerns about cybersecurity, as per Financial Times on Sunday.

This decision was made in April following consultations with National Cyber Security Centre, a division of UK's signals intelligence ncy GCHQ, according to a Whitehall official quoted by newspaper.

An employee at Nari subsidiary NR Electric UK mentioned that company longer had access to sites where components were installed, and National Grid did t provide a reason for terminating contracts, as per FT. Ar unnamed source suggested that decision was related to NR Electric UK components responsible for controlling and balancing grid to minimize blackout risks.

report did t clarify wher se components are still present in electricity transmission network.

As of w, re has been response from NR Electric UK, National Grid, GCHQ, UK's energy security department, and Chinese Embassy in London to Reuters' requests for comments outside regular business hours.

(With Reuters Inputs)