Government Working 'Very Closely' with Aughinish Alumina

Russian-owned alumina refinery in Limerick suspended from energy market

Asked if jobs at the Limerick plant were under threat, Enterprise Minister Peter Burke said: “We’re working with the company, and that’s the key thing.”

Government working 'very closely' with Aughinish Alumina

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke has said the Government is working "very closely" with Aughinish Alumina in Limerick over a decision to suspend the company from an energy market.

Aughinish Alumina suspended from ex-ante market, ECC confirms

AUGHINISH Alumina, based outside Askeaton in County Limerick, has been suspended from the ex-ante market in line with a decision by European Commodity Cleaning (ECC), a clearing house for commodity products. EirGrid, Ireland’s largest electricity grid, confirmed the news about Europe’s largest alumina refinery, located off the N69 in Askeaton. In a statement to the Limerick Post, EirGrid said that it is “currently reviewing the implications of t…