2022-05-25 10:35:00
IRELAND RENEWABLES +20%, 1.9 GW
ENERDATA - 24 May 2022 - Ireland’s power transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has published the provisional auction results of the second Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS 2) auction, in which 130 renewable energy projects participated. 2,748 GWh of the 3,772 GWh bids submitted have been identified as provisional winners, which represents approximately 414 MW of onshore wind power and 1,534 MW of solar power. This equates to a potential increase of nearly 20% in Ireland’s renewable energy generation.
The auction is set to support the Irish ambition of reaching 80% of power generation from renewables and a 51% reduction in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, as set out under Ireland’s National Development Plan and Climate Action Plan 2021.
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