Power NI Supply Price Control 2026-2029 - licence modifications decision paper published

The Utility Regulator has published a decision paper on licence modifications to Annex 2 of the Power NI Supply Licence, which give effect to the Power NI Supply Price Control 2026-2029. 

The licence modifications in this decision paper are required to give effect to the Power NI Supply Price Control 2026-2029 Final Determination which was published on the 24 April 2025. We consulted on the licence modifications, which concluded on 23 May 2025.

We received two responses to our consultation, and they can be accessed at:

Power NI response to proposed licence modifications; and 

CCNI response letter to Final Determination and licence modifications.

We have considered the comments in response to our consultation and include our respective decisions within the decision paper.  This decision paper on licence modifications is complemented by three annexes:

Annex

Annex Title

Annex A

Power NI’s response to the Article 14(2) consultation on licence modifications.

Annex B 

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland’s response to the Article 14(2) consultation on licence modifications.

Annex C

Decision under Article 14(8) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 – Final decision on modifications to be made to the licence held by Power NI Energy Ltd to supply electricity

and

Marked up tracked changes version of Condition 55, Annex 2 of the current licence consistent with the final modifications.

 

The date on which all the licence modifications proposed will be made is 25 August 2025. However, the modified price control will operate such that the modifications will be treated as being applicable with effect on and from 1 April 2025.

In parallel with the decision on licence modifications, we are publishing the Gt Cost of Credit Mechanism  which is referenced in Annex 2 of Condition 55 of the modified licence.

Any comments or queries in relation to this publication may be addressed to:

Fiona Rooney, Price Control Team, Millennium House, 16-22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7AQ

Tel: 028 9031 6335

Email: fiona.rooney@uregni.gov.uk 

Copies of this licence modification decision paper can be made available in large print, Braille, audio cassette and a variety of minority languages if required.