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Kimmins outlines plans to tackle Northern Ireland’s wastewater infrastructure
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmons Funding, innovative thinking and working in partnership hold the key to delivering a better water and...
Feb 11


Utility Regulator commences review of gas prices in Northern Ireland
The Utility Regulator today has announced it has commenced a formal review of the regulated gas tariffs for SSE Airtricity Gas Supply (in...
Feb 5


Northern Ireland utility companies join together to keep communities connected this winter
Managing Director of NIE Networks, Derek Hynes; Group Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Energy, Kailash Chada; Chief Executive of NI...
Dec 3, 2024


Share Energy and PayPoint partner to improve customer payment services
PayPoint and Northern Ireland electricity supplier, Share Energy, are pleased to announce a new partnership that will provide pre-payment...
Nov 7, 2024


firmus energy sells its gas supply business
The firmus energy group has completed the sale of its gas supply business, firmus energy (Supply) Ltd., to Yuno Group. The supply...
Nov 3, 2024


Consumer Council issues advice after electricity price rise for worried householders
Northern Ireland’s biggest energy supplier, Power NI is set to increase its domestic electricity tariff by 4% effective from 1 December...
Nov 2, 2024


Power NI announces electricity tariff price rise for households
Power NI has today (Friday November 1) announced that a review of its residential unit price has resulted in a 4%* increase, effective 01...
Nov 1, 2024


New electricity supplier to launch and share half its profits with customers
Share Energy CEO Damian Wilson Share Energy’s creation is a response to rising public concerns over ‘profit-first’ mentality of big...
Sep 3, 2024


Utility Regulator launches new lived experience research on energy hardship in Northern Ireland
The Utility Regulator has published its recent research ‘Energy Hardship: Consumer Lived Experiences’, which looked at the lived...
Jul 24, 2024


Vodafone pledges to deploy 5G across rural Northern Ireland
Vodafone has reaffirmed its commitment to providing 5G Standalone (5G SA) to Northern Ireland, as a result of its proposed merger with...
Jun 11, 2024


Electric Ireland announces a 15% price decrease
Electric Ireland has announced a price decrease of 15% for their domestic electricity customers. This decrease will be effective from 4...
Apr 11, 2024


NI Water announce price hike on charges for 2024/25
NI Water has announced that from 1st April 2024, non-domestic water and sewerage charges will rise by 4.7% on average. NI Water Director...
Mar 20, 2024


Consumer Council welcomes Firmus Energy gas price decrease
Firmus Energy has announced today, Wednesday 6th March, a reduction of 15.6% on their regulated gas tariff for domestic and small...
Mar 6, 2024


Consumer Council encourages consumers to consider switching energy supplier
Two energy suppliers, Power NI and SSE Airtricity gas have announced price decreases today which is welcome news for Northern Ireland...
Mar 1, 2024


Power NI announce tariff price cut
Power NI has today (Friday 1st March) announced that a review of its residential unit price has resulted in a 6.3% (2p per unit)...
Mar 1, 2024


Tariff reviews commenced for regulated electricity and gas suppliers
Northern Ireland's Utility Regulator has today announced (Thursday 8th February) that it has started a review of a number of electricity...
Feb 8, 2024


Budget Energy announces a 9% price decrease on variable rates for electricity
Budget Energy, Northern Ireland’s third largest electricity supplier, has announced a price decrease of 9% for their domestic electricity...
Feb 2, 2024


Ulster Bank backs crucial NI infrastructure firm with £70 million loan
Damien Long, Relationship Director, Ulster Bank, Denise Curran, Finance Director, firmus energy, and Catherine Green, Associate Director,...
Jan 31, 2024


SSE Airtricity announces a 6.3% price decrease for electricity
SSE Airtricity, Northern Ireland’s second largest electricity supplier, has announced a price decrease of 6.3% for their electricity...
Jan 26, 2024


Firmus Energy makes £1.2m investment in Crumlin
Ryan Krammer – Network Engineer for Firmus Energy. Local natural gas supplier Firmus Energy is on track to finalise Phase 1 of their...
Oct 30, 2023
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