Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 15 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Mains Electricity Supplies

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions mains electricity supply in the Carrowclare Road area of Limavady, Co. Londonderry has been interrupted in the past two years; and what redress is available to consumers for the loss of supply.

Answer: Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has advised that the electricity supply to the Carrowclare Road area of Limavady was interrupted on 16 occasions in the two years ended 31 January 2006.The Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993, as amended by the Electricity (Standards of Performance) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, require NIE to make a payment of £50 to each domestic customer and a payment of £125 to each non-domestic customer whose electricity supply is interrupted for a continuous period of 24 hours. They also require the company to make a further payment of £25 to any customer for each continuous 12 hours their supply remains interrupted following the first 24 hours.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 53489; 443 c664-5W;443 c664-5W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Electricity Supply (Limavady)
Thursday, 9 March 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Compensation Electricity generation Power failures Limavady
Contains statistics: Yes
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