"NI Lights could go out in 2021!" - South Antrim MP

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N/S Electricity Interconnector crossing, Dungormley, South Armagh

by Roger Donnelly

Northern Ireland's lights could go out in 2021 because of an energy crisis, South Antrim MP Danny Kinahan is warning.

And he says the lack of a Stormont Executive is exacerbating the problem.

And the NI Affairs Committee, on which he sits, says power bills will soar unless works starts now on a North-South interconnector.

Mr Kinahan says other factors will contribute to a 'perfect storm' for consumers:

 

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