LONDON, November 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Grid, the electricity and gas distribution company, announced "very strong" half-yearly results with pre-tax profits up by 16 per cent and earnings ahead by 31 per cent, despite a difficult trading environment.

The company said its GBP3.4bn investment strategy was on track, with GBP1.5bn invested in the first half of the year.

In an interview with http://www.cantos.com, Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, said:

"The outlook for the full year remains strong. We've set our interest bill for the full year. So we'll see those benefits for the full year. We've got some rate filings in the US that will come in in the last quarter. And our businesses will continue to perform in line with our expectations."

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