Viridian group welcomes ESB decision.'.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2007-Viridian Group: Viridian group welcomes ESB decision.' (C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22062007 Viridian Group, the parent company of energy supplier Energia, has welcomed the decision of the ESB Board to close three of its older power stations by 2010.

Viridian spokesman Robin Greer said: "If Irish customers are to have choice and competitively priced electricity supplies it will be necessary to have generators competing to invest in and operate efficient power stations. Until recently such has been the ESB's dominance in the generation market that it has been difficult for new entrants to come into the market." Viridian's second power station at Huntstown north of Dublin will be commissioned later this year,...