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14/01/2013
NI Gas Pipeline To Extend West
Towns in the west of Northern Ireland are to gain access to the country’s natural gas network, following a commitment by the Executive to part-fund an extension scheme.
The extension of gas transmission pipelines to main towns in the west has been made possible by support from the Executive to the tune of £32.5m.
The move follows a public consultation in 2011 and the recent completion of an economic appraisal by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said the towns affected by the scheme include Dungannon, Coalisland, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Omagh, Strabane, Enniskillen and Derrylin in County Fermanagh.
She said: "By extending the gas network, it is my intention to see some 34,000 additional business and domestic consumers in the west benefitting from the current lower cost, convenience and efficiency which natural gas provides.
"New natural gas provision will help to lower manufacturing and production costs for businesses, thus improving their competitiveness, and will also help to reduce the level of fuel poverty affecting some domestic consumers."
The Minister added: "Investing in our energy infrastructure benefits several sectors of the economy. Provision of new gas infrastructure will be welcome news for the hard pressed construction and engineering sectors as well as providing longer term jobs in the gas distribution and supply industries.
"I am also committed to seeing greater availability of natural gas to consumers in other parts of Northern Ireland where it is economically viable to provide new gas infrastructure. My Department will continue to work with the Utility Regulator in relation to how gas might be provided to additional areas such as East Down where gas loads have already been identified."
The cost of the project is estimated to be about £200m.
(IT)
The extension of gas transmission pipelines to main towns in the west has been made possible by support from the Executive to the tune of £32.5m.
The move follows a public consultation in 2011 and the recent completion of an economic appraisal by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said the towns affected by the scheme include Dungannon, Coalisland, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Omagh, Strabane, Enniskillen and Derrylin in County Fermanagh.
She said: "By extending the gas network, it is my intention to see some 34,000 additional business and domestic consumers in the west benefitting from the current lower cost, convenience and efficiency which natural gas provides.
"New natural gas provision will help to lower manufacturing and production costs for businesses, thus improving their competitiveness, and will also help to reduce the level of fuel poverty affecting some domestic consumers."
The Minister added: "Investing in our energy infrastructure benefits several sectors of the economy. Provision of new gas infrastructure will be welcome news for the hard pressed construction and engineering sectors as well as providing longer term jobs in the gas distribution and supply industries.
"I am also committed to seeing greater availability of natural gas to consumers in other parts of Northern Ireland where it is economically viable to provide new gas infrastructure. My Department will continue to work with the Utility Regulator in relation to how gas might be provided to additional areas such as East Down where gas loads have already been identified."
The cost of the project is estimated to be about £200m.
(IT)
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