Solar is increasingly central to our net zero energy ambitions. We have an ambition to develop and acquire 1.8 GW of solar by 2030 and continue to develop our growing solar energy portfolio, partnering with others to help deliver this.
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Located in Co Waterford, our Carriglong solar farm will generate 32.7MW of clean electricity that will have enough capacity to power more than 9,500 homes.
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Located in Co Kilkenny, our Clashwilliam solar farm will generate 42MW of clean electricity that will have enough capacity to power more than 10,500 homes.
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Located in Co Longford, our Middleton House Solar Farm will generate 56.6MW of clean power that will have enough capacity to power more than 15,000 homes.
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Located in Co Kerry, our Drombeg solar farm will generate 50MW of clean energy that is the equivalent of powering up to 12,500 homes.
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Located in Co Meath, our Bullstown solar farm will generate 8.42MW of clean electricity that will have enough capacity to power more than 2,000 homes.
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We have partnered with Bord na Móna to develop solar power across four midlands locations in Kidare, Offaly and Roscommon. This agreement will collectively deliver up to 500 MW of power- from solar farms based on BnM lands. We energised the first of these projects at Timahoe, Co Kildare at the end of 2024, providing 70MW of clean energy to the electricity network.
Eoin Naughton, ESB's Solar Development Manager, discusses our pipeline of solar projects and their capacity to generate more than a third of the country’s peak demand for electricity from the sun
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Eoin is our solar development manager and discusses his role managing our full pipeline of solar projects across Ireland.
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Claudia is our project manager and discusses her role in the development of our solar pipeline.
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Andrew is our solar project director and discusses his role in the construction of Drombeg Solar Farm, Bullstown Solar Farm and Carriglong Solar Farm.
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