Northern Ireland's largest provider of natural gas, SSE Airtricity, is to increase its prices by almost 19% from 1 October for its 200,000 domestic and small business customers. It means the annual gas bill of a typical household in the greater Belfast and west gas network areas will increase by almost £172. The company said "unprecedented levels of volatility in global energy markets and higher wholesale gas prices" had led to the price rise.
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