Bord Gáis plans €300m gas-fired power plant

Bord Gáis today has signed a heads of agreement for a 25-acre portion of the ConocoPhillips site at Whitegate, Co Cork, with the intention of developing a €300m 440 MW gas-fired power plant.

“The site is located near an existing industrial development, with access to standby fuel storage facilities, site services, sea water cooling and electrical grid connection,” said Dave Kirwan, head of strategic Investments at Bord Gáis.