ESB 'not allowed' to pass on flood costs to customers

The energy giant could be facing huge payouts in compensation after the Supreme Court ruled it was negligent when floods deluged Cork City in 2009.
ESB 'not allowed' to pass on flood costs to customers
Flooding on Cork's Carrigrohane Road and Lee Fields in 2009. Picture: Denis Minihane

The ESB will not be allowed to pass the potentially massive compensation cost of the 2009 Cork flood onto customers, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has said.

The energy giant could be facing huge payouts in compensation after the Supreme Court ruled it was negligent when floods deluged Cork City in 2009.

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