ESB and Orsted win contract for major wind farm off Waterford coast

Ireland has awarded rights to develop a 900 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm off the coast of Waterford to a joint venture between the ESB and Denmark's Orsted.

Ireland has awarded rights to develop a 900 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm off the coast of Waterford to a joint venture between the ESB and Denmark's Orsted.

The 900 MW Tonn Nua site would be expected to produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of around 800,000 Irish homes.