Two gas-fired plants in Dublin will be ready for winter 2023, says regulator
Two plants in Dublin and one in Shannonbridge, Co Longford, will start making electricity this winter, while another in Tarbert, Co Kerry, will come on stream in 2024, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities says. Photograph: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg
The Government sought emergency planning permission for four temporary gas-fired electricity generators, in counties Dublin, Longford and Kerry this year, in a bid to boost power supplies. The Dublin facilities, in North Wall in the city centre and Huntstown, in the north of the county, have planning permission and all environmental licences.The rise of bulls**t in public life: Why do we comment on things we know nothing about?
The Dublin plants will have the capacity to generate 240 mega watts of electricity between them, enough to supply up to 240,000 homes, according to some industry calculations.