Nia Lowe
Head of DSO, SP Energy Networks
Nia Lowe is the Head of Distribution System Operations (DSO) at SP Energy Networks, a Chartered Engineer, and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with over 30 years’ industry experience. She has held senior leadership roles across system design, regulation, operations, and strategic transformation.
Nia is Chair of the IET Power Academy Executive and a member of the ENA Energy Systems and Business Committee, helping shape the future of engineering talent and the UK energy system. She is passionate about driving evolution in the industry and leading the transition to a low-carbon, electrified future.
Featured on Future of Utilities Broadcasts
Nia was a panellist on the Future of Utilities webinar Transforming the grid to meet Europe’s energy transition demands, broadcast in June 2026.
Nia Lowe, a Chartered Engineer and certified six-sigma black belt, has worked for SP Energy Networks for 30 years gaining a wealth of experience across a wide range of roles including Asset Management, System Design, Operational Management, Connections, Business Change and Strategic Workforce Planning.
Nia is Chair for the NSAP Transmission and Distribution Group and the IET Power Academy Council and sits on the ENA Open Networks Steering Group.
Currently Head of Regulation and Government Policy and Whole Systems, Nia brings that wealth of experience to the challenges and opportunities we face as an industry as we move forward to Net Zero.
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