The coal-fired Moneypoint power plant has not produced electricity for the past seven weeks – five years ahead of its scheduled phase-out. Sources say it is unlikely the plant will… read more →
EU funds expected to help retrain workers at power plants like Moneypoint Ireland is set to be allocated €30 million in grants from a European Union green fund to help… read more →
Assessment of offshore renewable energy projects to change under marine Bill A new planning system for offshore wind projects will create a “revolution” in wind energy, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has… read more →
EP UK Investments Limited (“EP UKI”) has completed the acquisition of 80% of the shares of Tynagh Energy Limited from EFS Tynagh Holding Company Limited and GAMA Energy International BV,… read more →
Czech energy company EPH’s planned purchase of a 80 per cent stake in the Tynagh Energy gas power plant in Galway has been given the go-ahead from competition officials. The Competition and… read more →
Orsted said it is “fully confident” there will be no repeat of the fault that took the world’s largest offshore wind farm offline, contributing to a massive power outage that… read more →
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 →