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:
![A blue circle with a white pound sterling symbol in the centre](/sites/default/files/styles/content_embedded_image/public/images/GBP%20icon.png.webp?itok=yBzmHqAb) | Demonstrate customer value |
![A light blue circle with a gas pipeline icon in the centre](/sites/default/files/styles/content_embedded_image/public/images/gas%20pipeline%20icon.png.webp?itok=ixpWUc3x) | Directly affect the gas network |
![A red-pink circle with a pair of hands shaking in the centre](/sites/default/files/styles/content_embedded_image/public/images/handshake%20icon.png.webp?itok=y8iZS9Sr) | Share learning and intellectual property |
![A red circle with a duplicate papers icon in the centre](/sites/default/files/styles/content_embedded_image/public/images/duplication%20icon.png.webp?itok=s9w-RN-A) | Avoid duplication |