The following page lists all of the power stations operating in the Republic of Ireland.

Moneypoint (coal and heavy fuel oil)

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.

Tarbert (heavy fuel oil)
Great Island (natural gas)
Edenderry (peat)
Aghada (distillate oil)
Ardnacrusha (hydro)
Black Banks (wind)
Station ID Capacity (MW) Primary Fuel Secondary Fuel Cycle Boiler Type Condenser Cooling
All Demand Side Units DSU 260 DSU n/a
Aghada [1] AD1 258 Gas n/a Condensing Steam Turbine Once Through Water
Aghada [1] AT1 90 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle n/a n/a
Aghada AT2 90 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle n/a n/a
Aghada AT4 90 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle n/a n/a
Aghada AD2 431 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Water
Dublin Bay DB1 402 Gas Distillate Oil Single Shaft Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Seawater
Dublin Waste 61 Waste water
Edenderry[3] ED1 118 Peat/Biomass n/a Condensing Steam Turbine Bubbling Fluidising Bed Water
Edenderry OCGT ED3 58 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a water
Edenderry OCGT ED5 58 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a water
Great Island CCGT GI4 464 Gas DO Combined Cycle HRSG Water
Huntstown HNC 339 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Air
Huntstown HN2 397 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Air
Indaver Waste IW1 17 Waste air
Lough Ree Power[4] LR4 91 Peat n/a Condensing Steam Cycle Circulating Fluidising Bed Water
Marina CC [1] MRT 85 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle n/a n/a
Moneypoint MP1 285 Coal Heavy Fuel Oil Condensing Steam Cycle Drum Water
Moneypoint MP2 285 Coal Heavy Fuel Oil Condensing Steam Cycle Drum Water
Moneypoint MP3 285 Coal Heavy Fuel Oil Condensing Steam Cycle Drum Water
North Wall [1] NW5 104 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle n/a n/a
Poolbeg PBC 463 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Water
Rhode RP1 52 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a n/a
Rhode RP2 52 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a n/a
Sealrock SK3 81 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle Waste Heat Recovery water
Sealrock SK4 81 Gas Distillate Oil Open Cycle Waste Heat Recovery water
Tarbert TB1 54 Heavy Fuel Oil n/a Condensing Steam Cycle Drum Water
Tarbert TB2 54 Heavy Fuel Oil n/a Condensing Steam Cycle Drum Water
Tarbert TB3 241 Heavy Fuel Oil n/a Condensing Steam Cycle Once-through Water
Tarbert TB4 243 Heavy Fuel Oil n/a Condensing Steam Cycle Once-through Water
Tawnaghmore TP1 52 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a n/a
Tawnaghmore TP3 52 Distillate Oil n/a Open Cycle n/a n/a
Tynagh TYC 386 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle n/a air
West Offaly Power [4] WO4 137 Peat n/a Condensing Steam Turbine Circulating Fluidising Bed Water
Whitegate power station [4] WG1 444 Gas Distillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Air

[1] To be shut by 2023
[2] To be shut by 2022
[3] Planning permission extended to end 2023
[4] PSO levy runs out in 2019

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.

Type Capacity (MW)
Wind 3000[2]
Biomass 34
Hydro 22
Solar 1[2]

Hydroelectric

Station River Site Coordinates Capacity (MW) Plant (h.p. horse power) Electricity sent out 1958 (MWh) Ref
Anarget County Donegal 0.804 [3]
Ashgrove County Kerry 0.6 [3]
Ardnacrusha Shannon County Clare 85.5 2 × 30,000 h.p. Francis turbines

1 × 34,000 h.p. Francis turbine

1 × 30,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine

306,821 [4]
Ballisodare County Sligo 1.82 [3]
Belmont County Offaly 0.43 [3]
Bennetsbridge County Kilkenny 0.07 [3]
Boyle County Roscommon 0.13 [3]
Carrigadrohid Lee County Cork 8 1 × 11,600 h.p. Kaplan turbine 14,922 [5]
Castlegrace County Tipperary 0.1 [3]
Cathaleen's Falls Erne County Donegal 45 2 × 31,750 h.p. Kaplan turbines 194,095 [4]
Celbridge Liffey County Kildare 0.055 [3]
Clady Gweedore County Donegal 4 1 × 45,650 h.p. Francis turbine commissioned 1959 [4]
Cliff Erne County Donegal 10 2 × 14,250 h.p. Kaplan turbines 78,438 [4]
Collooney County Sligo 0.510 [3]
Cottoners Kilorgan County Kerry 1 [3]
Edergole Lough Belshade County Donegal 0.65 Vertical Pelton (188 metres head) [3]
Glenlough County Cork 0.36 [3]
Holy Cross County Tipperary 0.205 [3]
Inch Mills County Kilkenny 0.1 [3]
Inniscarra Lee County Cork 19 1 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine

1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine

52,509 [5]
Milford County Carlow 0.29 [3]
Owenbeg County Cork 0.8 [3]
Poulaphuca Liffey County Wicklow 30 2 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbines 23,508 [3]
Golden Falls Liffey County Wicklow 4.0 1 × 5,230 h.p. propellor turbine 9,089 [3]
Leixlip Liffey County Kildare 4.0 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine 14,611 [3]
Turlough Hill (pumped storage) County Wicklow 292 [6]

Wind

Main article: List of wind farms in the Republic of Ireland

Former power stations

New power stations were commissioned in the 1950s to meet the increasing demand for electricity. These included the following.[7]

Station County Capacity (MW) Type/fuel Generating plant Transformers Electricity supplied in 1957–8 (MWh) Commissioned
Allenwood Kildare 40 Peat 2 × 20 MW 2 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA 216,014 1952
Arigna Roscommon 15 Coal 1 × 15 MW 1 × 10/110kV, 1,500 kVA 1958
Bellacorick Mayo 40 Peat 2 × 20 MW 1960
Cahirciveen Kerry 5 Peat 1 × 5 MW 1 × 10/110kV, 6,000 kVA 3,056 1957
Clady Donegal 4 Hydro-electric 1 × 4 MW 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA 1959
Ferbane Offaly 60 Peat 3 × 20 MW 3 × 10/110kV, 75,000 kVA 123,043 1957
Gweedore Donegal 5 Peat 1 × 5 MW 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA 343 1957
Lanesborough Longford 20 Peat 1 × 20 MW 1 × 10/110kV, 22,500 kVA 1958
Miltown-Malbay Clare 5 Peat 1 × 5 MW 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA 11,651 1957
Pigeon House Dublin 95 Coal 4 × 20 MW + 15 MW 5 × 5/38kV, 110,000 kVA 689 Originally 1932–40, 1948
Portarlington Laois 25 Peat 2 × 12.5 MW.

Cooling tower

1 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA 129,952 1950
Ringsend Dublin 90 Coal & oil 3 × 30 MW 2 × 10/38kV, 70,000 kVA; 1 × 10/110kV, 35,000 kVA; 3 × 38/110kV, 90,000 kVA 273,707 1956
Screeb Galway 5 Peat 1 × 5 MW 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA 5,083 1957

See also

References

  1. ^ "All-Island Generation Capacity Statement: 2017-2026" (PDF). eirgridgroup.com. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ireland's state power supplier is planning a major leap into solar energy". 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "IHA: Existing Installations Page". Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ireland". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "introduction". www.foundmark.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2001.
  6. ^ "Turlough Hill". Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ^ Garrett, Frederick C. (1959). Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply Vol. 56. London: Electrical Press. pp. C-44 to C-49.
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