ESB urges govt to back electric transport

Updated: 14:11, Thursday, 3 April 2008

ESB Chief Executive Padraig McManus has urged the Government to promote electricity use in transport.

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ESB Chief Executive Padraig McManus has urged the Government to promote electricity use in transport.

He told the Irish Management Institute's annual conference in Enniskerry that electricity is the cleanest and most efficient energy at the point of use.

He said that 85% of railways in Belgium are electrified, while the figure in Ireland is 3%.

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