EirGrid expects to draw 20 per cent of electricity required over winter from Britain and Northern Ireland via interconnectors. Photograph: David Sleator

Electricity imports from Britain and the North will bolster supplies in the Republic this winter, national grid operator EirGrid confirmed on Wednesday.

The State company predicts that electricity demand in the Republic could hit a record of 6,044 mega watts this winter, up from the latest high

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