This page lists all of the power stations operating in the Republic of Ireland.
Power plants
The table below gives a detailed overview of the fossil-fuel based power plants operating in Ireland in 2017. The data is publicly available and updated annually by the Irish Transmission System Operator (TSO), EirGrid, in its Generation Adequacy Report.[1] In total there was 6609 MW of power plants available in 2017.
Renewable
Non-dispatchable plants
This table outlines the type and capacity of non-dispatchable renewable energy generation in Ireland, which was over 3 GW in 2015. In 2010 it was 1223 MW. The vast majority of it is generated by Irish wind farms.
Hydroelectric
Wind
Former power stations
New power stations were commissioned in the 1950s to meet the increasing demand for electricity. These included the following.[9]
Other decommissioned power plants include:
See also
- East-West Interconnector
- Moyle Interconnector
- Greenlink
- Celtic Interconnector (under construction)
- List of power stations in Europe
- List of largest power stations in the world
- Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
- List of high-voltage transmission links in the Republic of Ireland
References
- All-Island Generation Capacity Statement: 2017-2026 eirgridgroup.com, 2017, retrieved 2 September 2023^
- EirGrid and Soni Ten-Year Generation Capacity Statement 2023–2032, p112^
- All-Island Generation Capacity Statement: 2021-2030 eirgridgroup.com^
- Jenny Darmody. Ireland's network now has 1GW of solar power connections Silicon Republic, 2024-02-26, retrieved 2024-05-21^
- IHA: Existing Installations Page retrieved 24 August 2017^
- Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ireland retrieved 24 August 2017^
- introduction www.foundmark.com^
- Turlough Hill retrieved 18 July 2016^
- Frederick C. Garrett. Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply Vol. 56 Electrical Press, 1959^
- Marina ESB Archives, 2016-03-01, retrieved 2024-01-15^
- Facility information^