We are an independent non-ministerial government department set up to ensure the effective regulation of the Electricity, Gas and Water and Sewerage industries in Northern Ireland.

The Utility Regulator and the CER are today publishing the Joint Capacity Statement 2009

On the 10th July 2009, the Commission for Energy Regulation and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation published the Joint Capacity Statement 2009 as part of the Common Arrangements for Gas project.

This Statement presents a summary of the analysis and review of the impact of forecast gas supply and demand on the transmission systems for both Ireland and Northern Ireland over the next eight years and is the first to have been produced on an all-island basis. The Statement provides the best estimate of the adequacy of the all-island system to meet demand growth in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

For further information, please contact Jerry Mac Evilly () and Richard Hume ().