List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland
The following page lists all of the power stations operating in Ireland during 2010.
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.
Station | ID | Capacity (MW) | Primary Fuel | Secondary Fuel | Cycle | Boiler Type | Condenser Cooling |
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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 [5] | 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 [2] | TB1 | 54 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
Tarbert [2] | TB2 | 54 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
Tarbert [2] | TB3 | 241 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Once-through | Water |
Tarbert [2] | 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 [5] To be commissioned in 2017
Renewable
Non-Dispatchable Plant
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 | Site | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
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Anarget | County Donegal | 0.804 | [3] | |
Ashgrove | County Kerry | 0.6 | [3] | |
Ardnacrusha | County Clare | 85.5 | [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 | County Cork | 8 | [5] | |
Castlegrace | County Tipperary | 0.1 | [3] | |
Cathaleen's Falls | County Donegal | 45 | [4] | |
Celbridge | County Kildare | 0.055 | [3] | |
Cliff | County Donegal | 10 | [4] | |
Collooney | County Sligo | 0.510 | [3] | |
Cottoners | County Kerry | 1 | [3] | |
Edergole | County Donegal | 0.65 | [3] | |
Glenlough | County Cork | 0.36 | [3] | |
Holy Cross | County Tipperary | 0.205 | [3] | |
Inch Mills | County Kilkenny | 0.1 | [3] | |
Inniscarra | County Cork | 19 | [5] | |
Milford | County Carlow | 0.29 | [3] | |
Owenbeg | County Cork | 0.8 | [3] | |
Poulaphuca | County Wicklow | 30 | [3] | |
Golden Falls | County Wicklow | 4.0 | [3] | |
Leixlip | County Kildare | 4.0 | [3] | |
Turlough Hill (pumped storage) | County Wicklow | 292 | [6] |
See also
- East-West Interconnector
- List of power stations in Europe
- List of largest power stations in the world
- Pumped-storage hydroelectricity