EirGrid says risk of winter power outages is low as imports bolster local supply
Energy demand expected to break existing records as Republic draws 20% of winter supplies from Britain and Northern Ireland
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Renewables generated 42% of electricity in September
Wind farms were the biggest source of renewable electricity in the month, says EirGrid
Industry wants clarity on water, energy projects
Clear plans must back up billion euro spending pledges, say lobby groups
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Government reforms to sector likely to lead to short-term reliance on fossil fuels, Barclays finds
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Families face €29 rise in electricity bills to cover cost of maintaining energy networks
Network charges to increase from October 1st as State companies seek approval for investment
Government ‘should take advantage’ of stable building costs now, say surveyors
Easing construction inflation an opportunity to achieve progress with National Development Plan
Grid investment key to cutting fossil-fuel use
Recent report shows oil and gas account for just over 80% of energy
Ireland at risk of major power outages in absence of natural gas storage, EY says
Ireland imports 80% of its natural gas supplies that power 40% of electricity generation through the UK but has no storage facility
Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supply
Tech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created
Plans to invest €200bn in Ireland’s infrastructure over next decade set to be unveiled
Revised National Deveopment Plan being billed as one of largest ever capital expansion programmes in State’s history
State urged to target five or six ‘crucial’ infrastructure projects
Failure to action Greater Dublin Drainage project will stall necessary new housing in north Dublin, MacGill summer school hears
Political opposition hindering electricity projects
TDs and senators hear how opposition hits power supplies
Cabinet approves scenarios for firms to build private electricity lines in Ireland
Change would end ESB Networks monopoly of electricity line sector
EirGrid says average home pays €9.75 per-month for its services as it pitches investment plan
State company Eirgrid says spending plan an investment in the future
Consumers to face higher electricity costs amid networks investment
State companies could spend €22bn on power infrastructure
Moneypoint power station ends coal use ahead of schedule
Ireland’s largest power plant to be used as back-up as renewables hub is scaled up
Ireland has to get much better at building infrastructure
Impact of Ireland’s inability to deal with large infrastructure projects now being laid bare
Republic may need to consider nuclear power to meet energy demand and climate goals, says EirGrid chairman
Other countries’ low-carbon electricity options threaten Irish competitiveness
EirGrid paid former boss Mark Foley €347,000 last year after he stepped down as court case loomed
Foley resigned as chief executive of State company on April 12th
Solar power hit new record on Irish grid in May
Almost a third of all electricity came from renewable sources with more records likely
Europe’s grid gridlock leaves us vulnerable to blackouts
Outdated grid infrastructure, planning delays and political inertia stalling progress to a renewable-driven future for energy generation
Outdated electricity grid planning and weak governance stalls Europe’s transition to renewables, report warns
Grid operators are working to outdated scenarios which do not take account of growth in renewable energy sources, report argues
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world
Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that
Offshore grid for Irish, Celtic and North seas closer to delivery
Joint development can be ‘key step for Europe’s energy future’ and climate neutrality
Debate: Should Ireland build more data centres?
Providing IT infrastructure for the likes of Amazon and Meta is key for our economy, but environmental costs worry opponents
EirGrid’s positive impact is powering Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future
‘Lots of other jurisdictions are looking at what we do in Ireland to try and understand how we manage our renewable resources,’ says Errol Close, chief corporate services officer at EirGrid
Still no respite on house price inflation, which hits eight-year high
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