Ireland‘s Renewable Energy Surged โto 42% of Electricity Generation โin โSeptember
Dublin,Ireland – Renewable energy sources provided 42%โ of Ireland’s electricity โฃin September,according to provisionalโ dataโข released by national grid operator EirGrid. โขWindโข farms were the largest contributor, generating 34% ofโข the country’s total electricity supply for the โขmonth.
Overall โฃelectricity production reached 920 โขgigawatt hours (GWh) in September, a important โฃincrease from the 776 GWh recorded during the same periodโ last year. Grid-scale solar contributed 97 GWh, โrepresenting approximately 4% of the total electricity generated.
Demandโ for โฃelectricity rose slightly โขto 2715 GWh compared to August,coinciding with colder and windier weather conditions.
“Wind โฃenergy โคrepresented the vast majority of โคrenewable generation last month, whichโข demonstrates the continuedโค importance of this source of electricity for the power system,” stated Diarmaid gillespie, director โof system operations at EirGrid.
EirGrid โanticipates a shift in the fuel mix as winter approaches, with wind generation expected to become even more prominent and overallโ electricity demand increasing, notably โคfollowingโข the end of daylightโ saving time at the end of โOctober.
Theโ Irish Government recently announced โขa โฌ3.5 billionโ investment in EirGrid and the ESB as part of Tuesday’s budget, earmarked for strengthening and upgrading the nation’s energy โinfrastructure.