firmus energy

Application for a private electricity supply licence

1.	Full name of the applicant(s):
•	firmus energy (supply) limited
2.	Address of the applicant(s) or, in the case of a body corporate, the registered or principal office.
•	Business address – Kilbegs Business Park, Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 4NN
•	Registered office – 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ
3.	Where the applicant is a company, the full names of the current Directors and the company’s registered number.
•	Dave Kirwan (Chairman) • Michael G. O’Sullivan • Pierce O’Hanrahan • Reg. no. 5369108
4.	Where a holding of 20 per cent, or more of the shares (see Note) of an applicant is held by a body corporate or partnership or an unincorporated association carrying on a trade or business with or without a view to profit, the name(s) and address(es) of the holder(s) of such shares shall be provided.
•	firmus energy (supply) is a wholly owned subsidiary of firmus energy (Distribution) Limited (which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bord Gais Eireann, Gasworks Road, Cork, Ireland).
(a)	annual forecasts of costs, sales and revenues and project financing stating the assumptions underlying the fixtures provided;
(b)	detailed map or maps to a scale sufficient to show clearly–
(i)	the area to which a the application relates;
(ii)	the distribution system above 11kV, showing overhead lines, cable routes and associated substations; and
(iii)	which lines, cables and substations are to be constructed and which are already in existence;
(c)	single line diagram of the distribution system showing what is to be constructed and what is already in existence.
•	N/A
5.	Details of any expected subsequent substantial capital outflows including major decommissioning costs.
•	N/A
6.	Estimates of net annual cash flows for subsequent periods sufficient to demonstrate the financial security and feasibility of the project(s) to which the application relates.
• As documented in Part 2
7.	A list of the names and addresses of customers to be supplied.
• Unspecified customer details to date • Phase 1: 10 towns (firmus energy franchise area) large IC customers • Phase 2: other NI large IC customers • Phase 3: small IC users • Phase 4: domestic users
8.	A statement of the extent (if any) to which the applicant considers it necessary for powers under Schedule 3 (compulsory acquisition of land etc,) and under Schedule 4 (other powers etc.) to the Order to be given throught the licence for which he is applying, together with a statement of any specific purposes for which those powers are felt to be necessary.
•	N/A
9.	Details of any licences held, applied for or being applied for by the applicant in respect of the generation, participation in transmission or supply of electricity.
• no licences held for electricity • firmus energy holds 2 gas supply licences and 1 gas distribution licence
NOTE
References to shares–
(a)	in relation to an applicant with a share capital, are to allotted shares;
(b)	in relation to an applicant with capital but no share capital, are to rights to share in the capital of the applicant;
(c)	in relation to an applicant without capital, are to interests–
(i)	conferring any right to share in the profits or liability to contribute to the losses of the applicant; or
(ii)	giving rise to an obligation to contribute to the debts or expenses of the applicant in the event of a winding up.