Natural Gas conversion scheme to finish on Friday

Wednesday, 12 December 2012 00:00

A conversion project which has seen almost 7,000 homes connected to a natural gas supply is being hailed as a success.

Manx Gas will complete the two year project on Friday when they will have changed over 6,800 properties from town or LPG gas.

An all-island gas tariff will be introduced from the start of January next year which will mean a price hikes for those customers who didn’t need converting.

However project manager Aidan Baglow says those who are have been newly converted will reap the benefits:

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