Hopes of a cut in electricity prices this autumn are crumbling away. In fact it’s distinctly possible that when the current review of costs is complete, the regulated tariff which… read more →
Taoiseach says Government’s strategy to tackle climate threat is ‘both effective and sensible’ ‘This plan represents the sum of our hopes for the future,’ said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar launching the… read more →
Emissions of carbon dioxide fell sharply last year and the decline outpaced that of the wider EU in a period that included the closure of the coal-fired turbines at ESB’s… read more →
DUBLIN – Ireland has successfully advanced the transformation of its energy sector, led primarily by the power sector. In 2017, about a quarter of the country’s total power generation came… read more →
Building new power lines is unavoidable but Eirgrid must get better at persuading communities of their benefits, the State grid operator’s CEO has said. Eirgrid boss Mark Foley said that… read more →
The company said rising wholesale energy costs forced them to increase prices Bord Gáis Energy has said its residential gas and electricity prices will increase from 10 March. The company… read more →
There was good news for the hundreds of employees at Limerick manufacturing firm Aughinish Alumina last night, after the US Senate voted against blocking the lifting of sanctions against its… read more →
All three coal-fired units at ESB’s Moneypoint power station have been out of action for the past two months due to a forced outage at the Co Clare facility. Moneypoint… read more →
A new wholesale electricity market that it is hoped could cut Irish energy bills by up to €200 million a year began operating on Monday. Utility regulators and grid operators… read more →
The SEM Committee confirms that I-SEM will go-live as planned on 1st October 2018. The SEM Committee made this decision at its meeting of, 30th August, following consideration of, inter alia, the… read more →