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The scheme encouraged businesses to switch from fossil fuels to renewable heat
Days 104 to 107 of the public inquiry into Northern Ireland’s flawed green energy scheme marked the penultimate week of hearings.
It is examining what went wrong with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
It was set up in 2012 to encourage uptake of eco-friendly heat systems – but large subsidies left NI taxpayers with a £490m bill
BBC News NI picked out five key bits you may have missed over the past week.
1. Farmers ‘unlikely to raise overpayment concerns’ – Donal Lunny
Donal Lunny is one of the inquiry’s junior counsel
On Tuesday, evidence kicked off with an appearance from a senior Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) official – it’s the biggest agricultural union in Northern Ireland.
Many of its…
