ScottishPower has said that thousands of jobs will be created after it announced plans to spend more than £5billion "rewiring Britain".
The company said that it expected to hire an additional 1,000 staff next year and that its contractors would also need to take on thousands more people in the coming years.
Keith Anderson, the chief executive of ScottishPower, said the electricity transmission network and grid requires the biggest overhaul since the 1950s.
ScottishPower had recently said it would double UK investment in networks and renewables to £24billion through to the end of 2028 with around £11billion likely to be spent in Scotland.
The company said the investment will go on cabling, pylons and construction and is expected to hire an additional 1,000 staff next year with its contractors also expected to recruit.
A number of supply chain partners have been lined up for the work by the energy supplier.
Mr Anderson told The Times: “The great thing about infrastructure investment is it’s the length and breadth of the country.
“This isn’t big contracts going into London or Glasgow or Edinburgh. This is contracts that are going to be delivered and jobs that are going to be created in local communities so it brings economic benefit right across the country.”
The 22 contractors for the work, including Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall, all have their headquarters in the UK.