CER spent €19m on consultants in four years

ALMOST €19 million has been spent by the Commission for Energy Regulation on consultants in the last four years.

Spending by the watchdog on consultants fees was €6.2m in 2006, an increase of nearly €1.5m in the 2005 figure.

The CER’s annual report for the year shows that €4.7m of the total spent went on consultants on the electricity market.