Article 3ZN63 No-deal Brexit could result in Northern Ireland blackouts, leaks reveal

No-deal Brexit could result in Northern Ireland blackouts, leaks reveal

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Adam Vaughan and Nick Hopkins
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3ZN63)

Residents face drastic price rises and being cut off from Irish Republic's electricity supplies, documents show

Northern Ireland faces blackouts and drastic electricity price rises in the event of a no-deal Brexit, leaked government documents reveal.

The country would likely be cut off from electricity supplies from the Republic of Ireland and unable to use its sole electricity link to the UK mainland, according to an internal briefing.

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