List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland
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The following page lists all of the power stations operating in the
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Power plants

The table below gives a detailed overview of the fossil-fuel based power plants operating in
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in 2017. The data is publicly available and updated annually by the Irish Transmission System Operator (TSO), EirGrid, in its Generation Adequacy Report.http://www.eirgridgroup.com/site-files/library/EirGrid/4289_EirGrid_GenCapStatement_v9_web.pdf In total there was 6609 MW of power plants available in 2017. To be shut by 2023
To be shut by 2022
Planning permission extended to end 2023
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.


Hydroelectric


Former power stations

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


See also

* East-West Interconnector *
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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Power stations A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many pow ...