List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

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

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. In total there was 6609 MW of power plants available in 2017.

Station ID Capacity (MW) Primary fuel Secondary fuel Cycle Boiler type Condenser cooling Aghada 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 All Demand Side Units DSU 260 DSU n/a Dublin Bay DB1 402 Gas Distillate oil Single shaft combined cycle Waste heat recovery Seawater Dublin Waste 61 Waste Water Edenderry 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 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 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 WO4 137 Peat n/a Condensing steam turbine Circulating fluidising bed Water Whitegate power station WG1 444 Gas Distillate oil Combined cycle Waste heat recovery Air

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 4,300 (2020) Solar 1,000 Biomass 34 Hydro 22

Hydroelectric Station River Site Coordinates Capacity (MW) Plant (h.p. horse power)Electricity sent out 1958 (MWh) Anarget County Donegal 0.804 Ashgrove County Kerry 0.6 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 turbine306,821 Ballisodare County Sligo 1.82 Belmont County Offaly 0.43 Bennetsbridge County Kilkenny 0.07 Boyle County Roscommon 0.13 Carrigadrohid Lee County Cork 8 1 × 11,600 h.p. Kaplan turbine14,922 Castlegrace County Tipperary 0.1 Cathaleen's Falls Erne County Donegal 45 2 × 31,750 h.p. Kaplan turbines194,095 Celbridge Liffey County Kildare 0.055 CladyGweedoreCounty Donegal41 × 45,650 h.p. Francis turbinecommissioned 1959 Cliff Erne County Donegal 10 2 × 14,250 h.p. Kaplan turbines78,438 Collooney County Sligo 0.510 Cottoners Kilorgan County Kerry 1 Edergole Lough Belshade County Donegal 0.65 Vertical Pelton (188 metres head) Glenlough County Cork 0.36 Holy Cross County Tipperary 0.205 Inch Mills County Kilkenny 0.1 InniscarraLee County Cork 19 1 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine52,509 Milford County Carlow 0.29 Owenbeg County Cork 0.8 Poulaphuca Liffey County Wicklow 30 2 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbines23,508 Golden FallsLiffey County Wicklow 4.0 1 × 5,230 h.p. propeller turbine9,089 Leixlip Liffey County Kildare 4.0 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine14,611 Turlough Hill (pumped storage) County Wicklow 292

Wind

Former power stations New power stations were commissioned in the 1950s to meet the increasing demand for electricity. These included the following. StationCountyCapacity (MW)Type/fuelGenerating plantTransformersElectricity supplied in 1957–8 (MWh)CommissionedAllenwoodKildare40Peat2 × 20 MW2 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA216,0141952ArignaRoscommon15Coal1 × 15 MW1 × 10/110kV, 1,500 kVA1958BellacorickMayo40Peat2 × 20 MW1960CahirciveenKerry5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/110kV, 6,000 kVA3,0561957CladyDonegal4Hydro-electric1 × 4 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA1959FerbaneOffaly60Peat3 × 20 MW3 × 10/110kV, 75,000 kVA123,0431957GweedoreDonegal5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA3431957LanesboroughLongford20Peat1 × 20 MW1 × 10/110kV, 22,500 kVA1958Marina CCCork90-120Originally coal and oil, then gas1954Miltown-MalbayClare5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA11,6511957Pigeon HouseDublin95Coal4 × 20 MW + 15 MW5 × 5/38kV, 110,000 kVA689Originally 1932–40, 1948PortarlingtonLaois25Peat2 × 12.5 MW.

Cooling tower1 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA129,9521950RingsendDublin90Coal & oil3 × 30 MW2 × 10/38kV, 70,000 kVA; 1 × 10/110kV, 35,000 kVA; 3 × 38/110kV, 90,000 kVA273,7071956ScreebGalway5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA5,0831957

Other decommissioned power plants include: +StationIDCapacity (MW)Primary fuelCommissionedDecommissionedAghadaAD1258Gas19802019

List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

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