Years of roadworks ahead for Dublin electric upgrade
Fifty kilometres of underground electricity cables to be replaced from 2024
Accelerating the energy transition
Eirgrid chief executive Mark Foley believes a decade of global collaboration is the key to successfully addressing climate change
Conference told EU needs to spend €400bn a year on energy to meet climate targets
European commissioner Mairead McGuinness tells Irish wind energy event ‘nothing is off the table’
Winds of change: Unnerving times for Ireland's offshore energy investors
Key target to generate 5GW of power from offshore wind by 2030 could be in jeopardy
Is Ireland starting to lose its attraction for international investors?
To keep the likes of Intel on board, we must address planning and infrastructure issues
Rising demand, stagnant supply: Burning questions for Irish electricity network
Weather, international tensions and gas supply problems combine to increase risk in grid
Gardaí awaiting results of postmortem following Cork death due to head injuries
Deceased suffered serious head injuries a month ago on the Lower Glanmire Road
Eirgrid lines up power companies to provide emergency electricity
Government set to build more gas-fired plants to counter expected squeeze on supplies
Keeping the lights on: how energy alerts can impact FDI confidence
Energy concerns put data centres in spotlight but issue bigger than single industry
Fresh delay hits Whitegate electricity plant’s return to operation
New problem at facility identified earlier this month
Eirgrid chief says getting public on board critical to switch to renewable electricity
Mark Foley says data centres are ‘up for being part of the solution, and not just being painted as the bad guys’
State’s power grid to handle 80% renewable energy within a decade
Scaling up of power from offshore wind to be major driver of cheap electricity
Data centres will use generators in case of winter power emergency – Eirgrid chief
Mark Foley says scenario ‘very unlikely’ and he expects a secure supply over winter period
New gas-fired plants crucial to State avoiding electricity supply shortages
Flexibility of gas critical to securing power supply as State works towards climate goals
Power cut fears: Eirgrid hit by perfect storm and not enough wind
Market regulators have issued eight ‘amber alert’ demand warnings since January
High-emissions electricity plants may have to stay open to avoid power cuts
Eirgrid warns of possible 1,050MW energy shortfall by 2025 due to rising demand
Eirgrid begins ‘ground-breaking’ work on managing green energy flows
National grid operator joins partners on €300,000 project
Eirgrid to pay €4m dividend to State on back of €12m profit
National grid operator oversees first round of new government green energy aid scheme
Generational Limerick hurlers out to create a dynasty
John Kiely’s side are the best in the country and are bidding to retain the All-Ireland title
Eirgrid chief backs case for review of data centre policy in Ireland
Centres projected to require a third of Ireland’s generated energy within a decade
Power grid needs to be changed to handle renewable energy, say wind developers
Public and political support needed to deliver the infrastructure, climate committee told
Public support essential in achieving climate goals, conference told
Eirgrid chief says group will engage with communities on renewable plans
Eirgrid proposals to include €2bn power line around Irish coast
State body tasked with redeveloping power network to meet 70% renewable energy target
Reducing State’s emissions by half over next 10 years ‘feasible’
Forum on climate ambitions hears about ‘challenge of the decade’ from Eamon Ryan
Baby, it’s cold outside: Electricity consumption hits record high
Some 5,112 MW reached as cold weather, Christmas lights and data centres drive demand
Public support must be won if renewable energy goals to be realised, conference hears
Eirgrid chief says: ‘It’s up to us to convince the nation this vision that we collectively have is the right one’
Clubs say precautionary move will be reviewed when members’ test results received
Three west Cork GAA clubs suspend activity amid Covid-19 concerns
Electricity demand falls less in Republic than in UK, Eirgrid says
Data centre need for energy in lockdown helps level of usage drop no more than 12%
Bord Gáis Energy says it will not disconnect customers during crisis
Eirgrid’s contingency plans focus on ‘mitigating the impact of Covid-19 on electricity services for everyone in Ireland’
Eirgrid rising to challenge of decarbonising Ireland’s electricity network
Operator’s €2.2bn plan aims to enable grid to work on 70% renewable energy by 2030
Danish-Irish group plans €300m Irish solar farms project
Shannon Energy and Danish group in joint venture to develop renewable energy
Powering Ireland’s future
EirGrid is to invest €2 billion in helping prepare the electricity system for a future based almost entirely on renewable energy
National grid operator outlines 20-year vision for electricity
It’s envisaged that the grid will be able to take up to 95% renewables by 2030
EirGrid to spend €2bn on network upgrades over next five years
Amount of renewable electricity on Irish grid set to hit record 33 per cent this year
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