€8bn electricity contract will create up to 10,000 construction jobs

National Grid UK has signed a contract with Element Power to provide 3,000 megawatts of electricity to Britain from Ireland - through two subsea cables as 2,000 new jobs are to be created in Ireland as part of an €8bn euro renewable energy investment.

The positions - which will be rolled out by 2018 - will be focused on the operation and maintenance of wind farms in the Midlands.