Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
293. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the total electricity output (in GWh) generated by each onshore wind farm connected to the national grid in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra294. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the number of days each onshore wind farm was operational and generating electricity to the grid in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39471/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra295. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of operational onshore wind farms in each of the past three years; the total annual electricity generated by onshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39473/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 293, 294 and 295 together.
Ireland has made considerable progress in decarbonising our electricity sector over the last decade. We currently have over 8GW of renewable electricity generation capacity connected to the network. This is a remarkable achievement as it means we have added approximately 5GW of new renewable electricity generation capacity in just ten years, including doubling our wind capacity and establishing solar energy as a major pillar of our energy supply.
Onshore wind is the largest contributor to this with over 5GW installed, followed by solar PV with over 2.5GW installed. Hydro, biomass, and other small sources contributing the remainder.
Figures published by EirGrid show that onshore wind met 33% of our electricity demand in 2025.
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.
