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Economic Impact of Electrification – KPMG Report

Economic Impact of Electrification – KPMG Report

7 September 2021

Electrification of heating and transport systems would be transformative for both Northern Ireland’s economy and environment.

It would create around 5,000 jobs, reduce the spend on imported fossil fuels by £1.4 billion a year and put Northern Ireland on the pathway to an 82% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 2050[1], according to a new KPMG report commissioned by NIE Networks. Read the report here.

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