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 Republic of Ireland .

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Moneypoint (coal and heavy fuel oil) Moneypoint Power Station - nocturne in blue and gold - geograph.org.uk - 909397.jpg
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) Tarbert Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 12632.jpg
Tarbert (heavy fuel oil)
Great Island (natural gas) View of Great Island Power Station from Cheekpoint .jpg
Great Island (natural gas)
Edenderry (peat) Power station - geograph.org.uk - 902523.jpg
Edenderry (peat)
Aghada (distillate oil) Aghada Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 1385729.jpg
Aghada (distillate oil)
Ardnacrusha (hydro) Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station. - geograph.org.uk - 1197119.jpg
Ardnacrusha (hydro)
Black Banks (wind) Black Banks Wind Farm - geograph.org.uk - 797915.jpg
Black Banks (wind)
StationIDCapacity (MW)Primary FuelSecondary FuelCycleBoiler TypeCondenser Cooling
All Demand Side UnitsDSU260DSUn/a
Aghada [lower-alpha 1] [2] AT190Gas Distillate Oil Open Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT290GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAT490GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
AghadaAD2431GasDistillate Oil Combined Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Water
Dublin BayDB1402GasDistillate OilSingle Shaft Combined CycleWaste Heat RecoverySeawater
Dublin Waste61WasteWater
Edenderry [lower-alpha 2] ED1118Peat/Biomassn/aCondensing Steam Turbine Bubbling Fluidising Bed Water
Edenderry OCGTED358Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/aWater
Edenderry OCGTED558Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/aWater
Great Island CCGT GI4464GasDOCombined CycleHRSGWater
HuntstownHNC339GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryAir
HuntstownHN2397GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryAir
Indaver WasteIW117WasteAir
Lough Ree Power [lower-alpha 3] LR491Peatn/aCondensing Steam CycleCirculating Fluidising BedWater
Moneypoint MP1285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP2285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
MoneypointMP3285CoalHeavy Fuel OilCondensing Steam CycleDrumWater
North Wall [lower-alpha 4] NW5104GasDistillate OilOpen Cyclen/an/a
Poolbeg PBC463GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryWater
Rhode RP152Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/an/a
RhodeRP252Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/an/a
SealrockSK381GasDistillate OilOpen CycleWaste Heat RecoveryWater
SealrockSK481GasDistillate OilOpen CycleWaste Heat RecoveryWater
Tarbert TB154Heavy 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
Tawnaghmore TP152Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/an/a
TawnaghmoreTP352Distillate Oiln/aOpen Cyclen/an/a
TynaghTYC386GasDistillate OilCombined Cyclen/aAir
West Offaly Power [lower-alpha 3] WO4137Peatn/aCondensing Steam TurbineCirculating Fluidising BedWater
Whitegate power station [lower-alpha 3] WG1444GasDistillate OilCombined CycleWaste Heat RecoveryAir
  1. Initially to be shut by 2023, but closure notice was withdrawn
  2. Planning permission extended to end 2023
  3. 1 2 3 PSO levy runs out in 2019
  4. To be shut by 2023

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.

TypeCapacity (MW)
Wind4,300 (2020) [3]
Solar1,000 [4]
Biomass34
Hydro 22


Hydroelectric

StationRiverSiteCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Plant (h.p. horse power)Electricity sent out 1958 (MWh)Ref
Anarget County Donegal 0.804 [5]
Ashgrove County Kerry 0.6 [5]
Ardnacrusha Shannon County Clare 85.52 × 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 Sligo 1.82 [5]
Belmont County Offaly 0.43 [5]
Bennetsbridge County Kilkenny 0.07 [5]
Boyle County Roscommon 0.13 [5]
Carrigadrohid Lee County Cork 81 × 11,600 h.p. Kaplan turbine14,922 [7]
Castlegrace County Tipperary 0.1 [5]
Cathaleen's Falls Erne County Donegal 452 × 31,750 h.p. Kaplan turbines194,095 [6]
CelbridgeLiffey County Kildare 0.055 [5]
CladyGweedore County Donegal 41 × 45,650 h.p. Francis turbinecommissioned 1959 [6]
CliffErne County Donegal 102 × 14,250 h.p. Kaplan turbines78,438 [6]
Collooney County Sligo 0.510 [5]
CottonersKilorgan County Kerry 1 [5]
EdergoleLough Belshade County Donegal 0.65Vertical Pelton (188 metres head) [5]
Glenlough County Cork 0.36 [5]
Holy Cross County Tipperary 0.205 [5]
Inch Mills County Kilkenny 0.1 [5]
Inniscarra Lee County Cork 191 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine

1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine

52,509 [7]
Milford County Carlow 0.29 [5]
Owenbeg County Cork 0.8 [5]
PoulaphucaLiffey County Wicklow 302 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbines23,508 [5]
Golden Falls Liffey County Wicklow 4.01 × 5,230 h.p. propellor turbine9,089 [5]
LeixlipLiffey County Kildare 4.01 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine14,611 [5]
Turlough Hill (pumped storage) County Wicklow 292 [8]

Wind

Former power stations

New power stations were commissioned in the 1950s to meet the increasing demand for electricity. These included the following. [9]

StationCountyCapacity (MW)Type/fuelGenerating plantTransformersElectricity supplied in 1957–8 (MWh)Commissioned
AllenwoodKildare40Peat2 × 20 MW2 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA216,0141952
ArignaRoscommon15Coal1 × 15 MW1 × 10/110kV, 1,500 kVA1958
BellacorickMayo40Peat2 × 20 MW1960
CahirciveenKerry5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/110kV, 6,000 kVA3,0561957
CladyDonegal4Hydro-electric1 × 4 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA1959
FerbaneOffaly60Peat3 × 20 MW3 × 10/110kV, 75,000 kVA123,0431957
GweedoreDonegal5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA3431957
LanesboroughLongford20Peat1 × 20 MW1 × 10/110kV, 22,500 kVA1958
Marina CC [10] Cork90-120Originally coal and oil, then gas1954
Miltown-MalbayClare5Peat1 × 5 MW1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA11,6511957
Pigeon HouseDublin95Coal4 × 20 MW + 15 MW5 × 5/38kV, 110,000 kVA689Originally 1932–40, 1948
PortarlingtonLaois25Peat2 × 12.5 MW.

Cooling tower

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

Other decommissioned power plants include:

StationIDCapacity (MW)Primary fuelCommissionedDecommissioned
Aghada AD1258Gas19802019 [11]


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  11. "Facility information" (PDF).