The NIA promotes:
Research and development - Encouraging operational and technological innovation.
Collaboration and dissemination - Working with external partners to solve problems and sharing new learning.
Customers and strategy - Focusing on new solutions to old problems that deliver financial value to our customers.
NIA criteria
The NIA allowance is accessible throughout the year with projects required to satisfy the following criteria:
| Demonstrate customer value |
| Directly affect the gas network |
| Share learning and intellectual property |
| Avoid duplication |