Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
230. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total annual electricity generation from wind energy, in megawatt-hours or gigawatt-hours, attributable to each county in the State for each of the past five years, the data source used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra231. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of operational wind turbines in each county in the State, by county for each of the past five years, and the total land area of each county in square kilometres, including the source of this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra233. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of commercially operated solar photovoltaic installations in each county in the State, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra234. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total installed solar photovoltaic capacity, in megawatts, in each county in the State, broken down by county for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11538/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra235. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total annual electricity generation from solar energy, in megawatt-hours or gigawatt-hours, attributable to each county in the State for each of the past five years, the data source used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 231, 233, 234 and 235 together.
Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade, largely due to the construction of renewable generation sources and their successful integration onto the electricity grid.
Ireland has over 7.8 GW of renewable generation capacity. Wind, particularly onshore, remains our largest source of renewable electricity with over 5 GW now installed. Solar generation is rapidly growing with over 2.2GW now installed, which is a significant increase since the first grid scale solar energised in 2022. Solar generation is highly complementary to wind generation and increased solar capacity will help Ireland to generate clean electricity all year round.
Further data on installed renewables is available from the SEAI's latest Energy In Ireland Report which is available here: www.seai.ie/sites/default/files/publications/Energy%20in%20Ireland%202025%20v1.0%20complete.pdf.
More information on the current installed renewable electricity capacity is publicly available online from EirGrid and ESB Networks and from the Regional Development Monitor at: https://rdm.geohive.ie/pages/6988931ceead4cb4a56498b3337023e7#LowCarbon2.
