Renewable energy to be tripled in four years

NATURAL Resources Minister Noel Dempsey has defended the Government’s renewable energy strategy, saying they plan to triple the amount of such energy over the next four years.

“We have set an ambitious target to treble the contribution by renewable energy sources from 5% of electricity produced in recent years to an annual production target of 15% by 2010,” he said yesterday.

“It is the role of Government to provide a stable business environment to encourage the development of renewable energy projects in Ireland that will meet this target.”