„Без маршрути“ за NIE мрежи да извършват компенсационни плащания след бурята Éowyn

Няма „ направления “ за електрическите енергии в Северна Ирландия, с цел да се правят компенсационни заплащания на клиенти, които са изгубили властта по време на бурята Éowyn, е споделила, че работната група е била съществена. удряйки надземните електрически проводници. More than 90 per cent of NIE’s primary substations across Northern Ireland experienced wind gusts in excess of 90mph.

A working group involving the Department for the Economy, NIE Networks and the Utility Regulator was set up to consider compensation for customers most affected by power outages.

It was established at the request of the Stormont Executive to consider options where payments would be recovered through customer electricity bills.

However the group has concluded there is “currently no existing route to make payments to customers ”.

A Department for the Economy spokesperson said NIE Networks has applied a severe weather exemption, which is provided for in legislation under which customers would usually apply for compensation if they have been off electricity supply.

“The working group concluded that any other options involving recovery of payments from network charges would require legal or regulatory modifications which cannot be applied retrospectively for those customers impacted by Storm Éowyn, ” they said.

“If NIE Networks was to voluntarily decline to apply the severe weather exemption, customers would pay 50 per cent of the cost of compensation through their electricity bills next year and NIE shareholders would have to agree to bear the Почивка.

„ Никое други акционери на компанията за електричество във Англия или Ирландия не са били помолени да поемат разноските за обезщетение за Storm Eowyn, което беше невиждано метеорологично събитие и Nie не е отговорен за спирането, породено от бурята. Устойчивост за понижаване на въздействието на бъдещите тежки метеорологични събития. ”