Company Information
Phoenix was established in 1996 to bring natural gas to Northern Ireland, where there was previously no natural gas distribution network. Since 1996 local, national and international partnerships have delivered an investment of over £510 million into the Northern Ireland economy and the wider natural gas industry now provides employment to over 3,000 people. Phoenix continues to invest and infrastructure that currently has around 140,000 domestic and business customers connected, and continues to grow at around 8,000 new customers each year.
The Phoenix Group has grown as the natural gas network has expanded and there are now four trading companies within the wider Group.
Distribution |  |
Phoenix Natural Gas is the largest gas distribution business in Northern Ireland, being the owner and operator of the licence for the distribution network in the Greater Belfast Area and Larne. The distribution business is responsible for the development of the pipeline network and also for providing a 24/7 operational and transportation service platform to gas suppliers under the rules of the company’s network code.
The Phoenix network currently extends to 3,000 kilometres of intermediate, medium and low pressure mains, which distribute natural gas throughout the licence area, representing around 50% of the population of Northern Ireland. Phoenix Natural Gas manages the development of the both the physical network and market in Greater Belfast; already some 140,000 customers have been connected to natural gas in the 14 years it has been available to them. The business is regulated under licence by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR).
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Supply |  |
Phoenix Supply is the market leader in gas supply in Northern Ireland, providing natural gas to customers from the Phoenix Natural Gas distribution network. The Supply division competes directly with other gas suppliers in its licence area, which mirrors the Group’s distribution business in Greater Belfast and Larne. Currently Phoenix supplies 135,000 domestic and business customers and provides bespoke natural gas purchasing solutions for indutrial and commercial customers. In addition, Phoenix Supply trades around 110 million therms of natural gas on the wholesale market and provides billing services for its expanding customer base from its offices in Belfast. The business is regulated under licence by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR).
Supply ROI |  |
During 2008, Phoenix Energy Ltd was incorporated in order to supply natural gas to customers within the Republic of Ireland, expanding the service offering of Phoenix Supply Ltd across the island of Ireland. Phoenix Energy was awarded a licence to supply natural gas in December 2008 and signed up its first customers during 2009. The company has been hugely successful and has penetrated sections of the ROI gas market which have not benefited from competition to date. The business is regulated under licence by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in Dublin.
Energy Services |  |
A specialist provider of downstream services into the Northern Ireland energy market, Energy Services’ remit includes the provision of a 24/7 emergency response to the Group’s distribution business, together with metering and meter reading services across the natural gas industry in Greater Belfast and Larne.
In addition, the company delivers a range of other services to energy users on a demand and contract basis.