# List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

The following page lists all of the power stations operating in the Republic of Ireland.

## Power plants

The table below gives a detailed overview of the fossil-fuel based power plants operating in Ireland in 2017. The data is publicly available and updated annually by the Irish Transmission System Operator (TSO), EirGrid, in its Generation Adequacy Report. In total there was 6609 MW of power plants available in 2017.
| Station | ID | Capacity (MW) | Primary Fuel | Secondary Fuel | Cycle | Boiler Type | Condenser Cooling |
| All Demand Side Units | DSU | 260 | DSU | n/a | | | |
| Aghada | AT1 | 90 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Aghada | AT2 | 90 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Aghada | AT4 | 90 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Aghada | AD2 | 431 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Water |
| Dublin Bay | DB1 | 402 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Single Shaft Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Seawater |
| Dublin Waste | | 61 | Waste | | | | Water |
| Edenderry | ED1 | 118 | Peat/Biomass | n/a | Condensing Steam Turbine | Bubbling Fluidising Bed | Water |
| Edenderry OCGT | ED3 | 58 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | Water |
| Edenderry OCGT | ED5 | 58 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | Water |
| Great Island CCGT | GI4 | 464 | Gas | DO | Combined Cycle | HRSG | Water |
| Huntstown | HNC | 339 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Air |
| Huntstown | HN2 | 397 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Air |
| Indaver Waste | IW1 | 17 | Waste | | | | Air |
| Moneypoint | MP1 | 285 | Coal | Heavy Fuel Oil | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
| Moneypoint | MP2 | 285 | Coal | Heavy Fuel Oil | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
| Moneypoint | MP3 | 285 | Coal | Heavy Fuel Oil | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
| North Wall | NW5 | 104 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Poolbeg | PBC | 463 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Water |
| Rhode | RP1 | 52 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Rhode | RP2 | 52 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Sealrock | SK3 | 81 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Water |
| Sealrock | SK4 | 81 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Open Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Water |
| Tarbert | TB1 | 54 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
| Tarbert | TB2 | 54 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Drum | Water |
| Tarbert | TB3 | 241 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Once-through | Water |
| Tarbert | TB4 | 243 | Heavy Fuel Oil | n/a | Condensing Steam Cycle | Once-through | Water |
| Tawnaghmore | TP1 | 52 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Tawnaghmore | TP3 | 52 | Distillate Oil | n/a | Open Cycle | n/a | n/a |
| Tynagh | TYC | 386 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | n/a | Air |
| West Offaly Power | WO4 | 137 | Peat | n/a | Condensing Steam Turbine | Circulating Fluidising Bed | Water |
| Whitegate power station | WG1 | 444 | Gas | Distillate Oil | Combined Cycle | Waste Heat Recovery | Air |
* ↑ Initially to be shut by 2023, but closure notice was withdrawn
* ↑ Planning permission extended to end 2023
* ↑ To be shut by 2023
* 1 2 PSO levy runs out in 2019

## Renewable
### Non-Dispatchable plants

This table outlines the type and capacity of non-dispatchable renewable energy generation in Ireland, which was over 3 GW in 2015. In 2010 it was 1223 MW. The vast majority of it is generated by Irish wind farms.
| Type | Capacity (MW) |
| Wind | 4,300 (2020) |
| Solar | 1,000 |
| Biomass | 34 |
| Hydro | 22 |

### Hydroelectric

| Station | River | Site | Capacity (MW) | Plant (h.p. horse power) | Electricity sent out 1958 (MWh) |
| Anarget | | County Donegal | 0.804 | | |
| Ashgrove | | County Kerry | 0.6 | | |
| Ardnacrusha | Shannon | County Clare | 85.5 | 2 × 30,000 h.p. Francis turbines 1 × 34,000 h.p. Francis turbine 1 × 30,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine | 306,821 |
| Ballisodare | | County Sligo | 1.82 | | |
| Belmont | | County Offaly | 0.43 | | |
| Bennetsbridge | | County Kilkenny | 0.07 | | |
| Boyle | | County Roscommon | 0.13 | | |
| Carrigadrohid | Lee | County Cork | 8 | 1 × 11,600 h.p. Kaplan turbine | 14,922 |
| Castlegrace | | County Tipperary | 0.1 | | |
| Cathaleen's Falls | Erne | County Donegal | 45 | 2 × 31,750 h.p. Kaplan turbines | 194,095 |
| Celbridge | Liffey | County Kildare | 0.055 | | |
| Clady | Gweedore | County Donegal | 4 | 1 × 45,650 h.p. Francis turbine | commissioned 1959 |
| Cliff | Erne | County Donegal | 10 | 2 × 14,250 h.p. Kaplan turbines | 78,438 |
| Collooney | | County Sligo | 0.510 | | |
| Cottoners | Kilorgan | County Kerry | 1 | | |
| Edergole | Lough Belshade | County Donegal | 0.65 | Vertical Pelton (188 metres head) | |
| Glenlough | | County Cork | 0.36 | | |
| Holy Cross | | County Tipperary | 0.205 | | |
| Inch Mills | | County Kilkenny | 0.1 | | |
| Inniscarra | Lee | County Cork | 19 | 1 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine | 52,509 |
| Milford | | County Carlow | 0.29 | | |
| Owenbeg | | County Cork | 0.8 | | |
| Poulaphuca | Liffey | County Wicklow | 30 | 2 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbines | 23,508 |
| Golden Falls | Liffey | County Wicklow | 4.0 | 1 × 5,230 h.p. propeller turbine | 9,089 |
| Leixlip | Liffey | County Kildare | 4.0 | 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine | 14,611 |
| Turlough Hill (pumped storage) | | County Wicklow | 292 | | |

### Wind
## Former power stations

New power stations were commissioned in the 1950s to meet the increasing demand for electricity. These included the following.
| Station | County | Capacity (MW) | Type/fuel | Generating plant | Transformers | Electricity supplied in 1957–8 (MWh) | Commissioned |
| Allenwood | Kildare | 40 | Peat | 2 × 20 MW | 2 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA | 216,014 | 1952 |
| Arigna | Roscommon | 15 | Coal | 1 × 15 MW | 1 × 10/110kV, 1,500 kVA | | 1958 |
| Bellacorick | Mayo | 40 | Peat | 2 × 20 MW | | | 1960 |
| Cahirciveen | Kerry | 5 | Peat | 1 × 5 MW | 1 × 10/110kV, 6,000 kVA | 3,056 | 1957 |
| Clady | Donegal | 4 | Hydro-electric | 1 × 4 MW | 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA | | 1959 |
| Ferbane | Offaly | 60 | Peat | 3 × 20 MW | 3 × 10/110kV, 75,000 kVA | 123,043 | 1957 |
| Gweedore | Donegal | 5 | Peat | 1 × 5 MW | 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA | 343 | 1957 |
| Lanesborough | Longford | 20 | Peat | 1 × 20 MW | 1 × 10/110kV, 22,500 kVA | | 1958 |
| Marina CC | Cork | 90-120 | Originally coal and oil, then gas | | | | 1954 |
| Miltown-Malbay | Clare | 5 | Peat | 1 × 5 MW | 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA | 11,651 | 1957 |
| Pigeon House | Dublin | 95 | Coal | 4 × 20 MW + 15 MW | 5 × 5/38kV, 110,000 kVA | 689 | Originally 1932–40, 1948 |
| Portarlington | Laois | 25 | Peat | 2 × 12.5 MW. Cooling tower | 1 × 10/110kV, 40,000 kVA | 129,952 | 1950 |
| Ringsend | Dublin | 90 | Coal & oil | 3 × 30 MW | 2 × 10/38kV, 70,000 kVA; 1 × 10/110kV, 35,000 kVA; 3 × 38/110kV, 90,000 kVA | 273,707 | 1956 |
| Screeb | Galway | 5 | Peat | 1 × 5 MW | 1 × 10/38kV, 5,000 kVA | 5,083 | 1957 |
Other decommissioned power plants include:
| Station | ID | Capacity (MW) | Primary fuel | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
| Aghada | AD1 | 258 | Gas | 1980 | 2019 |