Additional funding to unlock more than 3,000 new homes in Derry
Wastewater connections have been unlocked for more than 3,000 new homes in Derry after the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) secured £11m in funding during the June monitoring round.
The fresh funding has released capacity to enable more than 2,000 homes through the H2 project in the city, which will be connected over the next 2-3 years, as well as a further thousand homes in the Waterside area.
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Belfast Telegraph
07-07-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Additional funding to unlock more than 3,000 new homes in Derry
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said additional funding was just one approach to wastewater services Wastewater connections have been unlocked for more than 3,000 new homes in Derry after the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) secured £11m in funding during the June monitoring round. The fresh funding has released capacity to enable more than 2,000 homes through the H2 project in the city, which will be connected over the next 2-3 years, as well as a further thousand homes in the Waterside area.
