1990s

1990

Sale of natural gas appliances increases by 50% and gas sales to the industrial/commercial sector increase by 15%.

Work begins on the first sub-sea interconnector and a major compressor station in south-west Scotland to increase supply of gas to Ireland by 50%.

Natural gas within reach of 550,000 homes in Ireland.

Sub-sea Interconnector 1 pipeline completed, connecting the Irish gas network to the UK gas grid.

Corrib gas field discovered off the coast of Mayo in the west of Ireland.

Share of electricity generated by natural gas continues to grow to 28%, displacing heavily polluting fossil fuels such as oil.

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Sub-sea Interconnector 2 pipeline completed to meet higher gas demands and declining supplies from Kinsale gas field.