Ireland unable to meet EU regulation on gas supplies

Ireland is not able to meet an EU regulation to guarantee gas supplies for at least 30 days in the event of disruption to the single largest piece of gas infrastructure during the winter, according to a report by the energy regulator.

A risk assessment on the security of gas supplies here estimated that up to 93% of the country’s gas needs would not be met in the event of an extreme case — a failure at a gas installation at Ballough near Loughshinny, Co Dublin.

This is the terminal for one of two undersea pipelines linking Ireland with Moffat in western Scotland, through which most of Ireland’s gas requirements pass from its link with Britain’s national gas grid.