SONI Forward Work Plan 2024/25

Thursday 26 September 2024

SONI is Northern Ireland’s Transmission System Operator (TSO). That means we manage the electricity grid to ensure that power can flow from where it is generated to where it is needed.

Our team of experienced, expert engineers manage the electricity grid, second-by-second, every day of the year, to ensure power can flow safely, securely and reliably to homes, farms and businesses across Northern Ireland. We don’t generate or sell electricity, rather we balance consumer demand with the generation made available by the companies who produce it.

We are licensed and regulated by the Utility Regulator and we work together to operate the All-Island Single Electricity Market with our counterparts in the Republic of Ireland.

At SONI, we also plan grid to meet Northern Ireland’s future energy needs. We have a pivotal role to play in supporting the implementation of Northern Ireland Energy Strategy as an important step on the journey to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

We have now published our Forward Work Plan for the period October 2024 - September 2025, which outlines what we do across our four SONI TSO roles:

  • Role 1: System Operation and Adequacy
  • Role 2: Independent Expert
  • Role 3: System Planning
  • Role 4: Commercial Interface

Our Forward Work Plan will also provide the pathway, highlighting our key activities over the period, to enable SONI to play our important role in implementing our renewable ambitions.

The Forward Work Plan can be accessed via below:

The Utility Regulator will shortly welcome submissions from customers and stakeholders to provide feedback on our Forward Work Plan. Details of- how and when to provide feedback to the Utility Regulator are found on its website www.uregni.gov.uk and through its email notifications.

Should customers and stakeholders also wish to provide any specific feedback on our Forward Work Plan 2024/25, this can be provided by email to info@soni.ltd.uk, please include “Feedback on SONI Forward Work Plan” in the title of any email response.

In line with our Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, we have also published our annual Stakeholder Engagement Action Plan 2024-2025.