ESB granted permission to build hydrogen production facility in Co Cork

The ESB has said it is the first step in its wider plans to create a 'hydrogen lighthouse around Ireland'

The development is to be located on a 0.56-hectare site within the ESB Aghada generation facility. File picture: Denis Scannell

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has been granted permission for the construction of a hydrogen production facility in Aghada, Co Cork.

The development is to be located on a 0.56-hectare site within the ESB Aghada generation facility.