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SONI: NI consumers 'may have been overcharged for electricity'








Consumers may have been overcharged for their electricity because of how the grid operator is being run, a damning official report
has found.



The review by the Utility Regulator focused on อยากชนะเกมสล็อตออนไลน์ ห้ามทำสิ่งนี้ whether System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI)
is sufficiently independent of its parent company.



It concludes "the current governance structure is inadequate to ensure the protection of the interests of NI consumers over the long-term."


Eirgrid has owned SONI since 2009.


It is an Irish state company.


A condition of SONI's licence is that it must have full operational independence.


However, the investigation found that SONI's board of directors is effectively toothless.


The regulator concluded: "The scope of authority of the SONI board is extremely limited and therefore not designed to empower that board
to provide leadership for the company, set its strategic direction or provide oversight of the discharge of SONI's licence obligations."



The investigation examined whether consumers may have faced "inappropriately higher prices."


It found there was a lack of transparency on how Eirgrid group costs were being assigned to SONI, costs which have risen consistently and
reached £17m in 2018.



It also found limited incentives for SONI to challenge those costs and 'sub-optimal' procurement decisions.


The regulator concluded: "The evidence we have reviewed suggests the governance structure does not support a culture within SONI where
it is routine to challenge whether costs, projects or policies are appropriate for NI."



It said it had received a significant number of responses on a confident basis on this issue, which "may indicate concerns of personal
consequences for sharing views with us that differ from the current culture within SONI."