List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

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This 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)
More information Station, ID ...
StationIDCapacity (MW)Primary fuelSecondary fuelCycleBoiler typeCondenser cooling
Aghada [a][2]AT190GasDistillate oilOpen cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT290GasDistillate oilOpen cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT490GasDistillate oilOpen cyclen/an/a
AghadaAD2431GasDistillate oilCombined cycleWaste heat recoveryWater
All Demand Side UnitsDSU260DSUn/a
Dublin BayDB1402GasDistillate oilSingle shaft combined cycleWaste heat recoverySeawater
Dublin Waste61WasteWater
Edenderry [b]ED1118Peat/biomassn/aCondensing steam turbineBubbling fluidising bedWater
Edenderry OCGTED358Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/aWater
Edenderry OCGTED558Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/aWater
Great Island CCGTGI4464GasDOCombined cycleHRSGWater
HuntstownHNC339GasDistillate oilCombined cycleWaste heat recoveryAir
HuntstownHN2397GasDistillate oilCombined cycleWaste heat recoveryAir
Indaver WasteIW117WasteAir
MoneypointMP1285CoalHeavy fuel oilCondensing steam cycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP2285CoalHeavy fuel oilCondensing steam cycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP3285CoalHeavy fuel oilCondensing steam cycleDrumWater
North Wall [c]NW5104GasDistillate oilOpen cyclen/an/a
PoolbegPBC463GasDistillate oilCombined cycleWaste heat recoveryWater
RhodeRP152Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/an/a
RhodeRP252Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/an/a
SealrockSK381GasDistillate oilOpen cycleWaste heat recoveryWater
SealrockSK481GasDistillate oilOpen cycleWaste heat recoveryWater
TarbertTB154Heavy fuel oiln/aCondensing steam cycleDrumWater
TarbertTB254Heavy fuel oiln/aCondensing steam cycleDrumWater
TarbertTB3241Heavy fuel oiln/aCondensing steam cycleOnce-throughWater
TarbertTB4243Heavy fuel oiln/aCondensing steam cycleOnce-throughWater
TawnaghmoreTP152Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/an/a
TawnaghmoreTP352Distillate oiln/aOpen cyclen/an/a
TynaghTYC386GasDistillate oilCombined cyclen/aAir
West Offaly Power [d]WO4137Peatn/aCondensing steam turbineCirculating fluidising bedWater
Whitegate power station[d]WG1444GasDistillate oilCombined cycleWaste heat recoveryAir
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  1. [a]
    Initially to be shut by 2023, but closure notice was withdrawn
  2. [b]
    Planning permission extended to end 2023
  3. [c]
    To be shut by 2023
  4. [d]
    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.

More information Type, Capacity (MW) ...
TypeCapacity (MW)
Wind4,300 (2020)[3]
Solar1,000[4]
Biomass34
Hydro22
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Hydroelectric

More information Station, River ...
Station RiverSiteCoordinatesCapacity (MW) Plant (h.p. horse power) Electricity sent out 1958 (MWh)Ref
Anarget County Donegal0.804 [5]
Ashgrove County Kerry0.6 [5]
Ardnacrusha ShannonCounty Clare85.5 2 × 30,000 h.p. Francis turbines

1 × 34,000 h.p. Francis turbine

1 × 30,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine

 306,821[6]
Ballisodare County Sligo1.82 [5]
Belmont County Offaly0.43 [5]
Bennetsbridge County Kilkenny0.07 [5]
Boyle County Roscommon0.13 [5]
Carrigadrohid LeeCounty Cork8 1 × 11,600 h.p. Kaplan turbine 14,922[7]
Castlegrace County Tipperary0.1 [5]
Cathaleen's Falls ErneCounty Donegal45 2 × 31,750 h.p. Kaplan turbines 194,095[6]
Celbridge LiffeyCounty Kildare0.055 [5]
Clady Gweedore County Donegal 4 1 × 45,650 h.p. Francis turbine commissioned 1959 [6]
Cliff ErneCounty Donegal10 2 × 14,250 h.p. Kaplan turbines 78,438[6]
Collooney County Sligo0.510 [5]
Cottoners KilorganCounty Kerry1 [5]
Edergole Lough BelshadeCounty Donegal0.65 Vertical Pelton (188 metres head) [5]
Glenlough County Cork0.36 [5]
Holy Cross County Tipperary0.205 [5]
Inch Mills County Kilkenny0.1 [5]
Inniscarra LeeCounty Cork19 1 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine

1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine

 52,509[7]
Milford County Carlow0.29 [5]
Owenbeg County Cork0.8 [5]
Poulaphuca LiffeyCounty Wicklow30 2 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbines 23,508[5]
Golden Falls LiffeyCounty Wicklow4.0 1 × 5,230 h.p. propeller turbine 9,089[5]
Leixlip LiffeyCounty Kildare4.0 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine 14,611[5]
Turlough Hill (pumped storage) County Wicklow292 [8]
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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.[9]

More information Station, County ...
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
Marina CC[10] Cork 90-120 Originally coal and oil, then gas 1954
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
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Other decommissioned power plants include:

More information Station, ID ...
Station ID Capacity (MW) Primary fuel Commissioned Decommissioned
Aghada AD1 258 Gas 1980 2019[11]
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