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UTILITY COMPANIES 33 UTILITY WEEK ENERGY SUPPLY HANDBOOK 2014 Bord Gáis Éireann Licences: Gas Shipper Gasworks Road, Cork, Ireland Tel: +353 21 453 4000 Fax: +353 21 453 4001 Website: www.bordgais.ie Bord Gáis Éireann was established in 1976. It is a commercial state body and a leading energy supplier of gas and electricity on the island of Ireland. Bord Gáis currently employs just over 1,000 people. In 2012, revenue was €1,625m. The company has two main business units: Networks and Energy. Bord Gáis Networks constructs and extends the natural gas network to the highest international standards and connects all customers to the network. The gas distribution network currently comprises 11,131km of pipelines and the transmission network of 2,417km includes two sub-sea interconnectors with Scotland, a spur line to the Isle of Man and pipelines in Northern Ireland. Bord Gáis Energy is a dual-fuel all island business that serves over 825,000 gas and electricity customers. Its Retail unit sells gas and electricity to all market segments and through its Home Services Team offers a range of energy efficiency products and services. It supplies gas and electricity to the Northern Ireland market under the firms energy brand. Through its Trading Team it procures energy efficiently on wholesale markets. Its Assets unit operates and maintains a portfolio of energy assets, including the 445MW CCGT power station at Whitegate, County Cork and has one of the largest wind portfolios in the country with 240MWs of operational wind capacity at the end of 2012, with 174MW of wind projects in construction and a further 350MW of medium to long term wind development. In April 2012, the Irish Government announced the formation of a new public water utility, Irish Water, to manage the operation and delivery of public water services in Ireland. This company will operate as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann. Key personnel Chairman Rose Hynes +353 21 453 4000 Chief Executive Michael McNicholas +353 21 453 4000 Networks Managing Director Sean Casey +353 21 453 4000 Group Finance Director Michael G O'Sullivan +353 21 453 4000 Irish Water Managing Director John Tierney +353 21 453 4000 Energy Managing Director Dave Kirwan +353 21 453 4000 Company Secretary Liam O'Riordan +353 21 453 4000 Deputy Secretary Richard O'Sullivan +353 21 453 4000 Group Director, Strategic Human Resources Denis Cronin +353 21 453 4000 Group Director Strategy and Regulation Will Roche +353 21 453 4000 BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd Licences: Gas Shipper Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey TW16 7LN Tel: 01932 762000 Fax: 01932 762999 Website: www.bp.com