More gas customers to use metres as hikes hit

ONE in 10 Bord Gáis gas customers are expected to be using pay-as-you-go meters by the end of this year as they struggle with rising energy costs.

Thousands more consumers are expected to be plunged deeper into arrears as fuel prices are expected to increase in the coming months.

Bord Gáis is expected to announce a 12% hike in electricity prices tomorrow which will take effect on August 1, while a 20% to 30% increase in gas prices will take effect from October 1.