EirGrid warns of potential electricity supply issues

The warning is to allow engineers and those in the wider electricity sector to take pre-planned action to protect the integrity of the grid (Niall Carson/PA)

EirGrid has warned of temporary electricity supply issues in the near future due to the low availability of renewable energy and unplanned outages of a number of conventional generation units.

The system alert means that the buffer between the demand for electricity and the available supply is currently below optimum levels.