Pictured at the announcement of Bord Gáis Energy’s acquisition of Swyft Energy were Swyft Energy founders , Adrian Casey and Joe Freyne with Dave Kirwan, managing director of Bord Gáis Energy and Teresa Purtill, director of services and solutions at Bord Gáis Energy. Photograph: Julien Behal
‘I laughed when a friend recommended I buy a single bitcoin when the price was €300. It would now be worth €55,000’The acquisition is part of Centrica’s overall strategy to increase investment in green initiatives by between £600 million and £800 million each year until 2028. Bord Gáis Energy is already involved in the solar panels market and it wants to install a further 10,000 solar panels across the State over the next five years. BGE currently supplies solar panels to the residential, commercial and farming sectors.