Kilroot owners to invest £600m in lower-carbon

The owners of Kilroot power station near Carrickfergus are planning a £600m investment to increase lower carbon generation at the site. It

ESB Networks announces another milestone as one Giga Watt of energy

Today, ESB Networks has announced that it has 1,000 MW (one Giga Watt) of electricity storage connected to Ireland''s network. This figure includes 731.5 MW of battery

ESB opens Ireland''s largest battery storage facility

It is located at Poolbeg Energy Hub, where ESB – around 95% owned by the Irish state with the remaining stake held by its employees – is planning to deploy a combination of

Electricity Supply Board

The scheme was Ireland''s first electricity plant - and at the time, it was believed that it would meet the total energy demands of Ireland, which proved to be an erroneus judgement.

Ireland to get nine new power plants by 2024 to

Nine new gas-fired power plants are due to be built in Ireland by 2024 to cope with soaring demand for electricity and to head off a potential shortage of power on the island. The

Dublin battery system to support the Irish power grid

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting

PE owner seeks EUR-2bn sale of Irish power producer Energia

US private equity firm I Squared Capital has launched a sale process for Energia Group, an Irish power producer that owns and operates 358 MW of wind assets and buys

ESB Networks announces another milestone as one Giga Watt of

Today, ESB Networks has announced that it has 1,000 MW (one Giga Watt) of electricity storage connected to Ireland''s network. This figure includes 731.5 MW of battery

Irish electricity network reaches 1GW of available energy storage

Large-scale battery energy storage projects and Turlough Hill pumped storage power stations combine to provide flexibility and support more renewables in Ireland''s electricity system.

CIP takes full ownership of 480MW offshore wind development in Irish

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will acquire the the 480MW fixed bottom Morecambe offshore wind project, being developed by a joint venture between Flotation

Ireland: Grid-connected energy storage surpasses first

An example of one of the inaugural projects introducing long duration to Ireland is a 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS)

LNG developer secures 600 MW power plant, 120

Developer Shannon LNG has obtained permission from the Irish planning authorities for a 600 MW regasification unit and a 120 MW battery

The Energy Storage Boom in Ireland and Northern

Ireland and Northern Ireland are accelerating their energy transition with a significant increase in battery storage capacity within the Single Electricity

£600m energy park proposed for Co Antrim

A new £600 million energy park could be in the works for Co Antrim, with the new owner of the Kilroot Power Station seeking to make the largest

Dublin battery system to support the Irish power grid

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will

Ireland: Grid-connected energy storage surpasses first gigawatt

An example of one of the inaugural projects introducing long duration to Ireland is a 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) delivered by Fluence and Norwegian state

List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

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

Czech energy group unveils £600m plan to transform

THE Czech owner of Kilroot Power Station in Co Antrim has said its £600 million proposal to transform the coal-fired power station into a new low

Electricity sector in Ireland

While the United Kingdom was one of the first countries in the world to deploy commercial nuclear power plants, the island of Ireland has never had a nuclear power plant built on either side of

HitecVision and Reinova Partners launch new Irish renewable energy

Photo: Greencoat Dublin, Stavanger, and London – May 13, 2025 HitecVision, a leading European energy investor, and Reinova Partners, a newly established energy

PE owner seeks EUR-2bn sale of Irish power producer Energia

The company''s ongoing EUR-3-billion Positive Energy investment programme is developing onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage and green hydrogen production.

Electricity sector in Ireland

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The electricity sectors of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are integrated and supply 2.5 million customers from a combination of coal, peat, natural gas, wind and hydropower. In 2022, 34 TWh were generated. In 2018 natural gas produced 51.8%, while wind turbines generated 28.1%, coal 7%, and peat 6.8% of Ireland''s average electricity demand. In 2020 wind turbines generated 36.3% of Ireland''s electrical demand, one of the highest wind power proportions in the world. W

Ministry of Power issues draft amendments on Energy Storage

The Ministry of Power has issued the draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2025 to amend the Electricity Rules, 2005, introducing provisions on the utilisation, ownership, and

Gateway Gas Storage Facility

The Gateway Gas Storage Company (Gateway) is developing an underground natural gas storage facility, Gateway Gas Storage Facility (GGSF), 25km offshore south-west

AES Corporation

Array: An energy storage system located at the Kilroot Power station, and operating off Fluence''s Advancion model. This system is the largest advanced energy storage system in the United