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Eirgrid to demerge Soni

Calahonda52 · 2023-02-01 14:14:09

This has Unionism/hard border written all over it. in 2009 Soni was on its knees from a technical and financial perspective and this will allow them throttle the X border interconnectors at peak demand down here. "For some three-and-a-half years, SONI was entirely reliant on financial support from EirGrid to continue to…

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01-02-2023 3:14pm

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https://m.independent.ie/business/irish/eirgrid-starts-to-demerge-northern-ireland-unit-after-stinging-criticism-from-regulator-42322057.html
This has Unionism/hard border written all over it.
in 2009 Soni was on its knees from a technical and financial perspective and this will allow them throttle the X border interconnectors at peak demand down here.
"For some three-and-a-half years, SONI was entirely reliant on financial support from EirGrid to continue to fulfil its functions,” it added.
But the utility regulator ultimately decided that a licence modification was required for SONI. Those modifications included the requirement to establish a majority independent SONI board and a requirement for SONI operational and management independence from EirGrid.

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