ESB stages ‘think-in’ on energy plans

ESB board members are holding a ‘think-in’ in the midlands to assess the Government’s energy white paper, which could see the sell-off of a big part of its business and trigger a union response of national power cuts.

It is expected that, after weeks of deliberation, the 12 board members will finally issue their position on the controversial Energy White Paper, which would see the transfer of the electricity transmission grid from the ESB to EirGrid.

The unions, representing 6,000 ESB workers, have said they will take industrial action as soon as the Government takes any steps to transfer the assets.