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- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
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Ireland — Energy Infrastructure
OverWatts maps 174 energy assets in Ireland across 7 layers — the 47th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 129 power plants, 18 pipelines and 14 oil & gas fields. Operating generation capacity is 7.4 GW, led by gas at 64%.
The companies named on the most assets are Gas Networks Ireland (17), Electricity Supply Board (11) and Europa Oil & Gas (10), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Ireland's mapped assets in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 44 with a known date), 16 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Limerick Cement Plant, dating from 1938. 40+ projects are under construction or proposed, led by Rian Offshore Array wind farm (2.5 GW).
174
Total assets
#47
of 157 countries
7.4 GW
operating · 129 power plants
14
LNG Mtpa
40
In construction / proposed
Operating generation capacity by fuel
Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.
- gas4.7 GW +5.8 GW planned
- oil1.5 GW +921 MW planned
- wind655 MW +46.4 GW planned
- hydro292 MW +360 MW planned
- solar239 MW +4.7 GW planned
- coal0 MW +915 MW planned
Electricity generated by fuel · 2025
What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.
Total 31.0 TWhDemand 37.1 TWhClean 48%Intensity 256 gCO₂/kWhNet importer 6.1 TWh
- gas15.0 TWh 48%
- wind11.8 TWh 38%
- solar1.5 TWh 5%
- biomass1.0 TWh 3%
- oil900 GWh 3%
- hydro700 GWh 2%
- coal100 GWh 0%
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Under construction & proposed
- Rian Offshore Array wind farmPower Plants · 2.5 GW · wind
- Tralee Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 2.5 GW · wind
- Sunrise Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 2.0 GW · wind
- Celtic Offshore Renewable Energy Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.7 GW · wind
- Valentia Island Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind
- Blackwater Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind · 2030
- Ilen Array Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind
- Moneypoint Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind · 2030
- Western Star Floating Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.4 GW · wind · 2032
- South Irish Sea Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind · 2030
- Codling wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind
- Emerald floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind
- Greystones wind farmPower Plants · 1.2 GW · wind
- Coolpowra power plantPower Plants · 1.2 GW · gas
- Aniar Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Arranmore Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Banba Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Clarus offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Danu offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2031
- Floating Cork Offshore WindPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2031
- Inis Ealga Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Kerry Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Kinsale Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Latitude 52 Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Malin Head Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Muirgen Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2031
- Setanta offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Shelmalere wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Tarbert Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- East Celtic Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 900 MW · wind
- North Celtic Sea Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 900 MW · wind · 2030
- Dublin Array offshore wind farmPower Plants · 824 MW · wind · 2027
- Arklow Bank wind farmPower Plants · 800 MW · wind
- Loch Garman Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 800 MW · wind
- Sea Stacks Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 800 MW · wind · 2030
- Derrygreenagh power plantPower Plants · 710 MW · gas
- Mac Lir Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 700 MW · wind · 2030
- Shannon LNG Power PlantPower Plants · 600 MW · gas
- Leinster Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 500 MW · wind · 2030
- North Irish Sea offshore wind farmPower Plants · 500 MW · wind · 2028
Largest assets
- Rian Offshore Array wind farmPower Plants · 2.5 GW · wind
- Tralee Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 2.5 GW · wind
- Sunrise Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 2.0 GW · wind
- Celtic Offshore Renewable Energy Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.7 GW · wind
- Valentia Island Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind
- Blackwater Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind · 2030
- Ilen Array Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind
- Moneypoint Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.5 GW · wind · 2030
- Western Star Floating Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.4 GW · wind · 2032
- South Irish Sea Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind · 2030
- Codling wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind
- Emerald floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.3 GW · wind
- Greystones wind farmPower Plants · 1.2 GW · wind
- Coolpowra power plantPower Plants · 1.2 GW · gas
- Aniar Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Arranmore Floating wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Banba Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Clarus offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Danu offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2031
- Floating Cork Offshore WindPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2031
- Inis Ealga Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Kerry Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind
- Kinsale Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Latitude 52 Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
- Malin Head Offshore wind farmPower Plants · 1.0 GW · wind · 2030
Biggest owners & operators
- Gas Networks Ireland17 10%
- Electricity Supply Board11 6%
- Europa Oil & Gas10 6%
- SSE Renewables7 4%
- ESB Group6 3%
- Ørsted A/S6 3%
- Bord na Móna PLC5 3%
- Source Galileo5 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Frequently asked
- How many energy assets does Ireland have?
- OverWatts maps 174 in Ireland across 7 asset classes — the 47th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
- How much electricity generation capacity does Ireland have?
- About 7.4 GW operating across 25 plants, mostly gas 64%, oil 20% and wind 9%.
- Who owns Ireland's energy infrastructure?
- Gas Networks Ireland is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (17), followed by Electricity Supply Board (11), Europa Oil & Gas (10) and SSE Renewables (7).
- What energy projects are under construction in Ireland?
- The largest under way or proposed are Rian Offshore Array wind farm (2.5 GW), Tralee Offshore wind farm (2.5 GW) and Sunrise Offshore wind farm (2.0 GW).