THE UK’s biggest electricity network is up for sale after its owner confirmed today it was looking at "ownership options" for the business.

EDF Energy operates 100,000 miles of electrical network across London, the South East and eastern England, connecting to eight million homes.

French power giant EDF, which bought British Energy for more than £12 billion last year, is examining a possible sale as part of plans to cut five billion euros (£4.6 billion) from its debts by the end of 2010.