If the supply of gas tightened during a cold snap, the political and social effects could be serious. File photograph: The Irish TimesFor generations, keeping the lights on has been almost entirely a matter of science, regulation and the mundane business of running large systems involved in the generation and transmission of electrons.
It is, in the words of one veteran of decades in the power generation industry, “without a shadow of a doubt” the biggest risk faced in their career — and the biggest since the country was hit with the Opec oil crises of the 1970s. However John Mullins, former chief executive of Bord Gáis, has concerns about the nature of arrangements with the UK. He and others worry that the deals underpinning the transfer of gas into the State are untested in an emergency and in the post-Brexit world.
The Government may believe something of that order is unlikely — but sources accepted that supply will be tight across Europe. However, predicting what will happen beyond that is more difficult. “There’s a difference between losing a little bit and losing a lot and it is absolutely huge,” said one well-placed Coalition source.
Industry figures believe work-from-home mandates, or days when cars with odd or even number plates aren’t permitted to drive, have all been planned out. Others in the industry are annoyed that regulatory decisions which could ease security of supply concerns over the medium and long-term are stuck in the department. Brian O’Cathain, a former Tullow Oil executive who was also involved in developing the Corrib gas field, is trying to explore a gas prospect — Inishkea — that he argues could pick up where Corrib leaves off when exhausted.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
Objecting for 10 years to LNG storage in the Shannon. The individuals,community groups,political parties, Ireland could have had a strategic gas reserve storage facility by now, like the oil & oil refinery we have. So when gas is rationed remember the objectors & d we lays.
Once the data centres keep running. That's all that matters
The not so great reset?
Where is that in the photo?
I bet LeoVaradkar & MichealMartinTD won’t have to worry about staying warm.
Ireland obviously didn't get the 'global warming' memo. Never mind winter, our summer is a disaster!
Won’t be long now til we are asked to “freeze for Ukraine”
All being done deliberately and you journaliars have facilitated it.
But what about global warming and increase in temperatures ?
They should buy firewoods. Before gas and coal there was firewood
It won't be cold for the Politicians and the Civil Servants.
We do not have an energy crisis, we have a shit💩 goverment one, isn’t so MichealMartinTD EamonRyan LeoVaradkar
Big,big fire in kildare St. Will keep us warm....
Agenda 2030 in action
Virtue signaling will keep us warm lads
Not for me, I planned ahead and made sure I was stocked up
'potential'
Thank goodness for turf!
I heard there is a plan to identify houses given to migrants to make sure they get priorory for heating over Irish people as many fo them are from Africa and the poor crayturs aren't used to the cold.
Get rid of your stoves they said, and people actually did it
Scare mongering by IT as usual
Vote with your feet . We have a government rolling the money 💰 in with inflation & doing nothing for its citizens, while paying themselves the highest salaries in Europe 🇪🇺 Fuck this government. It's a 3 ring circus 🎪
Wasters in government this should never even be on the agenda....
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