Gas Networks Ireland
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
8
2.95 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) is the owner and operator of the Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems in Ireland. GNI is certified as a Full Ownership Unbundled Transmission System Operator (TSO) in accordance with EU Directive 2009/73/EC and Regulation (EC) 715/2009 by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in Ireland. GNI has a subsidiary company, GNI (UK) Ltd. which is a similarly certified TSO, which owns and operates certain Natural Gas Transmission assets in Northern Ireland and Scotland. GNI is involved in the transportation of Natural Gas for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes. Gas Networks Ireland is actively engaged in promoting the role the gas network can play in achieving a decarbonised energy system through the introduction of Biomethane and Hydrogen onto the network as well as advocating for the role of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)/bio-CNG for its use as a transport fuel.
EU Legislative Interests
* Energy Union * 2040 Energy & Climate Change Policy * 2030 Energy & Climate Change Policy * International Energy Market Legislation * Infrastructure and Interconnector policies * Carbon, Capture and Storage Policies * EU Environmental rules * Climate Change Legislation * Renewable Energy Directive * TEN-E Regulation * Decarbonisation & Gas Act * EU Taxonomy Delegated Act * Security of Supply Regulation * Hydrogen & Gas Market Decarbonisation Package
Communication Activities
GNI implements all EU and National policy that is applicable to the company.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ENTSOG (European Networks of Transmission System Operators for Gas) - www.entsog.eu Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) - www.gie.eu (76130992074-15) Eurogas - www.eurogas.eu (17909506129-41) MARCOGAZ - www.marcogaz.org (57944346163-37) Irish Bioenergy Association - IrBEA (636575617888-75) Ibec - www.ibec.ie (479468313744-50) Gas Distributiors for Sustainability - https://gd4s.eu Natural Gas Vehicle Association - https://www.ngva.eu/ ENNOH (European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen) - https://ennoh.eu/about-us.html
Organisation Members
GNI (UK) Limited is a subsidiary company of Gas Networks Ireland
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.