Chief
financial
officer
Michael
O’Sullivan
says
the
successful
bond
issue
“demonstrates
the
real
momentum
behind
Irish
companies
on
international
markets”
after
a
long
period
of
difficulty.
But
the
auction
–
offering
up
bonds
with
a
five-year
maturity
at
a
coupon
of
3.625%
–
is
also
a
vote
of
confidence
for
the
company’s
near-term
investment
plans,
which
focus
heavily
on
renewables.
Bord
Gais
is
the
largest
owner
of
installed
wind
capacity
in
Ireland,
its
132
turbines
spread
across
13
projects
representing
15%
of
the
country’s
roughly
1.7GW
base.
Yet
with
the
exception
of
the
6MW…
