Ireland

Europe

Ireland operates 59 power plants with a combined capacity of 8.5 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

Total tracked

Capacity

8.5 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

21%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Aghada

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Natural Gas54.5%

Wind15.1%

Oil13.4%

Coal10.7%

Hydroelectric4.7%

Biomass1.6%

Largest Stations

Aghada

Ireland · Natural Gas

963MW · 2002

Aghada CCGT

Ireland · Natural Gas

963MW · 2002

Moneypoint power station

Ireland · Coal

915MW · 1986

Tarbert

Ireland · Oil

488MW · 2000

Poolbeg Combined Cycle

Ireland · Natural Gas

480MW · 2001

Whitegate

Ireland · Natural Gas

445MW · 2002