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GAS NETWORKS IRELAND has said that disruption to supplies is unlikely this summer.
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, it is anticipated that restrictions on the importation of Russian gas to the EU will not significantly impact on gas supply to Ireland.
The company said Ireland’s gas supply will be met by indigenous supply from the Corrib gas field and via the interconnection with the UK, which is largely sourced from UK indigenous sources and Norway.
Furthermore, as of early last month, the UK’s storage facilities were 79% full, an historical record high for the season.
Maurice Power, Gas Networks Ireland’s Future Networks Manager said particular consideration was given to the invasion of Ukraine and energy security concerns regarding the supply of Russian gas to Europe.
“Based on the assessment of all supply sources to Ireland and anticipated demand levels, it is not envisaged that there will be a disruption to Ireland’s gas supply during the summer months.
“Our interconnector with the UK is set to continue as the dominant supply source for Ireland, with Corrib anticipated to operate at its forecasted capacity during the summer period.
“Gas demand is forecast to be slightly lower over the coming summer period compared to the previous year, due to several factors including the current high wholesale gas prices. We have continuous communication channels in place with key regulatory and upstream stakeholders in relation to maintaining security of supply,” he said.
Power said that as has happened in previous years, it is anticipated that gas demand for heating in homes and businesses will decrease as temperatures rise.
The demand for gas-fired electricity generation will likely increase as wind levels drop.
“Gas-fired power generation continues to play a key role in complimenting the intermittent nature of wind generation.
Last summer gas accounted for up to 69% of daily electricity generation. In April we already started to see gas’s share of the electricity mix rise, with a daily peak of 80% and closing the month at 52% of Ireland’s electricity generation. This trend is expected to continue through summer 2022,” he added.
Power said that the company were focused to finding alternatives to meet the State’s climate change commitments.
He said there were plans to replace natural gas with “indigenously produced renewable gases”, such as biomethane made from farm and food waste and hydrogen made from renewable electricity.
“We can significantly reduce emissions in a number of key sectors while further enhancing Ireland’s energy security and diversity,” he added.
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Same old, nobody cares anymore.
Fantastic work by the Gardai, well done. I’m sure they’ll end up arresting someone for it.
Yep, that’s got to be the last of it too.
The war is over.
Yes that’s surely the end of this whole drug thing now .
History has proved one thing probation always works.
Gardai stocking up before Ming legalizes it ?
‘High’ 5 to the guards well done!
I don’t condone the support of corporate government storm troopers seizing a herb and persecuting florists for one reason, to extort them of their produce and use it for their own agenda. Supporting such tyranny is treason!!
Its hilarious when I read a comment like “fantastic job by the gardai” , weed is the least of the countries problems and it seems like the gardai are spending the majority of their time focused on cannabis and not the drugs that are destroying the country like heroin . Heroins creeping in everywhere these days , in the last three years in Cork its after flooding the streets . Wake up and open your eyes weed should have been legalised years ago so we can focus on the plague that is heroin .
such a waste of Gardai time. its a plant FFS.
but then again if they where not going after herb farmers, they would be out tax collecting.
isn’t legal yet :/
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnn ◇
Lots of seizures recently, if I didn’t know any better I’d say a few weeks ago they gave it a lash and found out it’s really not that bad!
There goes my stash
Canabis Herb?
Were they making herbal tea?
Guards seizing a lot of things up in tallaght ….. will it be returned to the owner after a DNA test? Will the liberial parasites claim this is discriminating against drug dealers ? Will this be blamed on the gay community by those oppossed to gay marriage ? Who knows
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!. What a waste!!, just share it out.
Good seizure but it is a pity that the criminals were not caught in possession.
Yeah, isn’t it great to see our tax payers money and the Gardaí’s time & resources being wasted on the seizing of plants, I’m sure we’ll all sleep better tonight knowing that there’s a little less of the “evil weed” out there.
I certainly will.
It’s actually legal to grow it in Spain for personal use. Ridiculous waste of manpower.
Ritious bust Garda. Well done.
Well, there goes my idea for opening whitecastle in tallaght
Millions of euros in lost tax every year.
Could the Garda not wait for someone to be home before they raided the house
Amazing how the seizures of cannabis increase as the new college terms start. Any correlation?
Shut up Crime
Sometimes when people are on the bus or wearing gloves they accidentally hit the red thumb
Wearing gloves in this weather? Hand in your man-card at the next available opportunity
Oh you big brute you!
Its insane to have a drugs siezure of any size and not arrest those responsible. Personally im in agreement with legalising weed, but if its against the law and the gardai have put the effort into a seizure the least I would expect is good intell before shutting it down.
Free them – put yourselves in jail :)
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