Company Profile

Bord Gáis Éireann (Bord Gáis) was established in 1976 and is a commercial State body operating in the energy industry. Bord Gáis is a leading energy provider, serving c. 1 million customers including 650,000 gas users in 152 population centres in Ireland and 350,000 electricity customers. Bord Gáis is majority owned by the Irish Government, with 3.27% of the capital stock transferred to an Employee Share Ownership Plan in return for transformational savings. The company, headquartered in Cork City, Ireland employs just over 1,000 staff and has a turnover of €1,349 million.

Taking advantage of liberalisation in the energy markets, Bord Gáis entered the business electricity supply market in 2001. In February 2009, the company entered the residential electricity sector and by year-end had gained over 300,000 additional customers thus increasing its share of the total electricity supply market to 12%.

Website - www.bordgais.ie