Bord Gáis announces green energy purchases as €1bn investment plans continue

Agreements will buy enough energy to power around 250,000 residential homes

Bord Gáis Energy director of trading John Dalton with Highfield Energy director Gavin Jones. Bord Gáis Energy has announced multiple long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with prominent renewable energy developers.

Bord Gáis Energy has signed energy purchase deals with a number of investors which will buy enough energy to power around 250,000 homes.

The company is increasing its solar and wind energy portfolio after agreeing power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable developers - part of the company's €1bn infrastructure investment over the next five years. The projects announced on Wednesday total over 629MW of installed renewable capacity spanning solar and onshore wind technologies.