Threat to 270 jobs as power stations fail to land island-wide electricity contracts

Electricity customers in Northern Ireland will save £50m (€57m) a year as part of a shake-up threatening almost 300 jobs.

Threat to 270 jobs as power stations fail to land  island-wide electricity contracts

Electricity customers in Northern Ireland will save £50m (€57m) a year as part of a shake-up threatening almost 300 jobs.

The relatively old coal-fired Kilroot plant in Co Antrim faces closure in May with the loss of 240 posts after its owners confirmed it missed out on a contract to produce electricity for an island-wide wholesale market.

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