Work to begin re-connecting Jersey gas customers from Thursday

Island Energy says it hopes to have Jersey's mains gas network back up and running from Thursday 12 October - with supply restored for all customers by Sunday 15 October.

In a statement, the utility company said it is hoping to reconnect affected homes and businesses in a "staged" way provided it is safe to do so.

They said that commercial and priority customers - particularly those who are vulnerable - will have their supply restored first.

The process will begin with bringing the gas plant at La Collette back online on Wednesday 11 October for testing and monitoring.

The company originally said it hoped to get customers reconnected from today, Tuesday 10 October, but later said it was "not in a position" to do so.

In a statement, Island Energy said: “We are pleased to let you know that we are starting the restoration of gas supply.

"We will be turning on our plant on Wednesday and monitoring its performance for 24 hours.

"Should this go as planned we will begin the reinstatement of supply from Thursday."

Customers will be told by Island Energy once it is safe for them to turn on their gas.

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