East Cork firm to invest €6m in green energy plant

A waste management company in East Cork has announced plans to invest €6m in the construction of a green energy plant which will transform food waste into enough electricity to power 3,000 homes.

Youghal-based Eras Eco said it will build the plant at its existing facility at Foxhole in Youghal, creating up to 15 full-time jobs, and feed the electricity — enough to power every home in the town — into the national grid.

Work on the facility, which has full planning permission, will start over the coming months, creating up to 20 jobs during the construction phase.