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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
11 November 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Power and gas provider, Energia, is to expand its workforce in Ireland by 100 as it enters the residential market in early 2014.
The new positions will be in management, sales, marketing, and operational areas. Some 20 of these 100 jobs have already been recruited.
Energia already has 65,000 business customers. Its parent company, Viridian, has invested €1.2bn in power plants in Ireland.
The jobs expansion announcement has been welcomed by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation.
Sources
11 November 2013: RTE
11 November 2013: Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Energia, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 76151, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76151.
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