EirGrid plc
Company description
EirGrid plc is the state-owned electric power transmission operator in Ireland. It is a public limited company registered under the Companies Acts; its shares are held by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. Since 2006, EirGrid has operated and developed the national high-voltage electricity grid in Ireland. They operate the flow of power on the grid and plan for its future, while ESB networks are responsible for carrying out maintenance, repairs and construction on the grid. The grid moves wholesale power around the country by bringing energy from generation stations to heavy industry and high-tech users. The grid also supplies the distribution network operated by ESB Networks that powers every electricity customer in the country.
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Company updates
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November 05, 2024
Public consultation events for 800 MW Derryfadda Wind Farm project
SSE Renewables and Bord na Móna have invited community members to a series of public consultation events for the proposed 800 MW Derryfadda Wind Farm to be located on Bord na Móna’...
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November 20, 2023
Green light for 121 MW Coom Green Energy Park in County Cork
An Bord Pleanala has granted Orsted and FuturEnergy Ireland, planning approval for the 121 MW onshore wind and 50 MW of energy storage at Coom Green Energy Park located near the Bottlehill w...
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April 14, 2021
Statkraft completes 26 MW Kelwin-2 battery storage facility in County Kerry
Statkraft has completed the construction of its second large-scale battery project in Ireland. The Kelwin-2 26MW battery project is located in Tarbert in Co Kerry. The Norwegian utility entered a con...
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September 30, 2020
Ervia, Eirgrid launches tender to provide Economic and Regulation Advisory Services
The commercial semi-state companies of Ervia and Eirgrid has launched an advisory tender that seeks companies that will provide a multi-party framework for the provision of economic and regu...
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January 10, 2020
Statkraft completes 11 MW battery storage of 23 MW Kilathmoy wind-plus-storage project in County Kerry
Statkraft has completed the 11 megawatt (MW) battery storage in Kilathmoy wind-plus-storage project in Ireland. The hybrid battery-and-wind project, which combines 11 MW of battery with 23 MW of ons...
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October 15, 2019
Gore Street secures funding for 60 MW of battery storage in County Kildare and County Wexford
Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has agreed to fund two 30 MW projects which secured six-year frequency services contracts in August from domestic utility EirGrid. The sovereign we...
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