List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

The following page lists all of the power stations operating in the Republic of Ireland during 2010.

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)
StationIDCapacity (MW)Primary FuelSecondary FuelCycleBoiler TypeCondenser Cooling
All Demand Side UnitsDSU260DSUn/a
Aghada [1]AD1258Gasn/aCondensing Steam TurbineOnce ThroughWater
Aghada [1]AT190GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT290GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT490GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAD2431GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryWater
Dublin BayDB1402GasDistillate OilSingle Shaft Combined CycleWaste Heat RecoverySeawater
Dublin Waste61Wastewater
Edenderry[3]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
Lough Ree Power[4]LR491Peatn/aCondensing Steam CycleCirculating Fluidising BedWater
Marina CC [1]MRT85GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
MoneypointMP1285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP2285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP3285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
North Wall [1]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
Tarbert [2]TB154Heavy Fuel Oiln/aCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
Tarbert [2]TB254Heavy Fuel Oiln/aCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
Tarbert [2]TB3241Heavy Fuel Oiln/aCondensing Steam CycleOnce-throughWater
Tarbert [2]TB4243Heavy 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 [4]WO4137Peatn/aCondensing Steam TurbineCirculating Fluidising BedWater
Whitegate Power Station [4]WG1444GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryAir

[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 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.

TypeCapacity (MW)
Wind3000[2]
Biomass34
Hydro22
Solar1[2]

Hydroelectric
StationSiteCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Ref
AnargetCounty Donegal0.804[3]
AshgroveCounty Kerry0.6[3]
ArdnacrushaCounty Clare85.5[4]
BallisodareCounty Sligo1.82[3]
BelmontCounty Offaly0.43[3]
BennetsbridgeCounty Kilkenny0.07[3]
BoyleCounty Roscommon0.13[3]
CarrigadrohidCounty Cork8[5]
CastlegraceCounty Tipperary0.1[3]
Cathaleen's FallsCounty Donegal45[4]
CelbridgeCounty Kildare0.055[3]
CliffCounty Donegal10[4]
CollooneyCounty Sligo0.510[3]
CottonersCounty Kerry1[3]
EdergoleCounty Donegayl0.65[3]
GlenloughCounty Cork0.36[3]
Holy CrossCounty Tipperary0.205[3]
Inch MillsCounty Kilkenny0.1[3]
InniscarraCounty Cork19[5]
MilfordCounty Carlow0.29[3]
OwenbegCounty Cork0.8[3]
PoulaphucaCounty Wicklow30[3]
Golden FallsCounty Wicklow4.0[3]
LeixlipCounty Kildare4.0[3]
Turlough Hill (pumped storage)County Wicklow292[6]

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 Leitrim 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 Leix 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
  2. http://www.thejournal.ie/solar-energy-ireland-2-2709329-Apr2016/
  4. Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ireland
  5. http://www.foundmark.com/Macroom/lee/1.html
  6. Turlough Hill
  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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