An Bord Pleanála approved 10 new windfarms last year but 'more needed' to meet climate targets

While welcoming the new projects, Wind Energy Ireland noted the board also rejected planning from 12 wind farms, with 30 further projects still awaiting decisions

The number of projects approved by An Bord Pleanála in the last three months of 2024 accounted for half of all wind energy projects that received planning permission in 2024 and compared to only a single project in the previous three-month period.

An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for 10 new wind farms in 2024, resulting in a combined capacity of 717 MW, a new report by Wind Energy Ireland has revealed. 

Publishing the report on Friday ahead of the second day of its Annual Conference in Dublin, Wind Energy Ireland said this is approximately 42% of the volume of wind energy needed to keep Ireland on track for the Government’s targets in the Climate Action Plan.