Concerns raised about stability of electricity supply due to Brexit and government policies

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities has warned of the potential for significant outages in the electricity supply. Picture: Larry Cummins

The commission for regulating electricity warned the risk to security of supply of power in Ireland was “acute” amid [fears of] significant outages and collateral damage to government policy on climate change.

The latest risk register for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) scored challenges to supply at five out of five for impact, and four out of five for the likelihood of them happening.