firmus planning £5m investment in Antrim and Newtownabbey

firmus energy has confirmed that it is planning to invest around £5million in extending its natural gas supply network in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Nov 2015, 05:59 BST
Eric Cosgrove (left), Engineering Director of firmus energy, and Cormac ODonnell, Head of Operations, McNicholas Construction. INNT 46-526CONEric Cosgrove (left), Engineering Director of firmus energy, and Cormac ODonnell, Head of Operations, McNicholas Construction. INNT 46-526CON
Eric Cosgrove (left), Engineering Director of firmus energy, and Cormac ODonnell, Head of Operations, McNicholas Construction. INNT 46-526CON

Following consultation with stakeholders and elected representatives, the company has submitted an ambitious five-year plan to the Utility Regulator, for the period 2017 to 2022.

“If approved, this would see the company invest a further £60million developing its network over this period, making natural gas available to a further 100,000 properties. 8,912 of these potential connections would be in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area, with 89km of pipes planned to be laid at an investment of £5million,” a firmus spokesperson explained.

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To date firmus energy has laid more than 125.7km of pipe in the Antrim and Newtownabbey area, connecting its first customer in February 2007. It has invested more than £11million locally and secured in excess of 3,000 customers in the area, including several major commercial clients.

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