Pursuant to Article 10(4) of the Order the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (the Authority), hereby gives notice as follows:
1 It proposes, in accordance with Article 10 (1) of the Order, to grant a licence to supply electricity to Quinn Energy Supply Limited, a limited company having its registered office at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co Cavan, Ireland (the “Proposed Licensee”).
2 Such licence would enable the Proposed Licensee to supply the premises specified and designated at Schedule 1 of the proposed licence.
3 The Authority considers that the grant of the proposed licence would be an appropriate course of action for it to take as such grant is in keeping with the Authority’s principal statutory objective in that it protects the interests of consumers of electricity supplied by authorised suppliers, wherever appropriate by promoting effective competition between persons engaged in, or in commercial activities connected with, the generation, transmission or supply of electricity.
4 The Authority further considers that the application made by the Proposed Licensee has been made in the prescribed manner and confirms that the appropriate fee has been submitted.
5 The purpose of this public notice is to bring to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the grant the proposed licence referred to above and to invite representations or objections in connection thereto. Any representations or objections with respect to the proposed licence may be made on or before Friday 7th December 2007.
6 A copy of the proposed Licence can be viewed using THIS LINK or in hard copy form from:
The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Queens House
14 Queen Street
Belfast BT1 6ER
Tel: 028 9031 1575
Fax: 028 9031 1740
Email: simon.scott@niaur.gov.uk
www.niaur.gov.uk
7 The Authority has requested the consent of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment under Article 10 (2) of the Order to the grant of the electricity supply licence under Article 10 (1) (c). This consent is outstanding as at the date of this notice.
Dated this 2nd day of November 2007
Iain Osborne
For and on behalf of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulator
Notes for Editors
The Utility Regulator is the informal name for the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR) the regulator of the Electrcity, Gas and Water and Sewerage industries in Northern Ireland. NIAUR’s powers are derived from the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 as amended by the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
For further information contact:-
Conall McDevitt, Weber Shandwick Tel: 028 90764911, 07770 886933