ESB Group

Electricity Supply Board
Company typeStatutory corporation
Industry
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Paddy Hayes (CEO)
  • Jerry O’Sullivan (Deputy Chief Executive)
Services
  • Electricity
  • Bandwidth solutions
  • Engineering consultants
Revenue€3.7bn (2019)
€682m (2019)
Total assets€14.1bn (2019)
Owner
Number of employees
7,870[1]
Subsidiaries
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB; Irish: Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais) is a state owned (95%; the rest are owned by employees) electricity company based in Ireland with operations worldwide. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as a commercial semi-state concern in a "liberalised" and competitive market. It is a statutory corporation whose members are appointed by the government of Ireland.[2]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Electricity (Supply) Act 1927, s. 2: Constitution of The Electricity Supply Board (No. 27 of 1927, s. 2). Enacted on 28 May 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 9 April 2018.