EirGrid unveils €1bn plan to 'radically transform' Ireland's power grid

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley, and EirGrid chief innovation and planning officer Liam Ryan unveiling the Shaping Our Electricity Future roadmap at Cop26.

The operator of Ireland's electricity transmission grid has unveiled plans for the country to have at least 70% renewables on the electricity grid by 2030, in what it says will be a "radical transformation" of power.

Coinciding with the Cop26 United Nations climate change summit in Glasgow, EirGrid and Environment Minister Eamon Ryan revealed the Shaping Our Electricity Future plan.