ESB Group

Founded in 1927, the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is a statutory corporation in the Republic of Ireland. It is 95 per cent owned by the Government of Ireland, with the remaining shares held by an employee share option trust.

 

ESB is a vertically integrated utility and it includes a number of divisions, which are ringfenced and operate independently in the electricity market. ESB Group employs approximately 9,600 people. It is the leading Irish company in the energy utility sector.

 

ESB Customer Supply is one of ESB's three operating Divisions, the others being ESB Power Generation, and ESB Networks. ESB Customer Supply is a major supplier of power to final domestic and business customers. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) oversees charges published by the Public Electricity Supplier for final customers.