The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has approved the connection of four new towns to the natural gas network.

The towns to be connected as part of the new Towns Analysis Phase 3 are Kells in Co. Meath, Tipperary Town in Co. Tipperary and Kinsale and Innishannon in Co. Cork. These four towns follow the seventeen that have already been approved for gas connection as part of Phase 1 and 2 of the New Towns Analysis.

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The decision to proceed with connecting towns follows a detailed economic analysis based upon the criteria outlined in the CER’s Connection Policy of April 2006. The new connection policy was designed to encourage new customer uptake to the gas network in a manner, which would be economic, efficient and transparent while at the same time minimising adverse impacts on gas network charges.

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