Bord Gáis announce price freeze for 625,000 customers 

The company says it won't be increasing residential gas or electricity prices until at least March of next year. File image.

Bord Gáis Energy has stolen a march on its rivals by announcing a price increase freeze for the winter.

Bord Gáis Energy managing director, Dave Kirwan, confirmed the freeze for the company’s over 625,000 residential customers, saying it would absorb added costs caused by increased network and system costs, unlike its competitors.