EirGrid offers connection to wind farm applicants as 2020 targets in sight

IRELAND remains on course to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets, with EirGrid offering all latest wind farm applicants a chance to connect to the national grid.

The operator of Ireland’s national electricity grid has offered connection to the transmission grid to all 94 applications from wind farm developers in its Gate 3 grid connection programme.

The latest round of offers represent more than 5,400 megawatts of electricity to renewable and conventional generators and would be more than Ireland’s peak demand load.