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Power Plants in Ireland
Ireland has 59 power plants on the map, adding up to about 8 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is wind. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS59
TOTAL CAPACITY8 GW
MOST COMMON FUELWind
By fuel
How Ireland’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Wind38 · 64% · 1 GW
Gas10 · 17% · 4 GW
Oil6 · 10% · 1 GW
Hydro3 · 5% · 405 MW
Coal1 · 2% · 915 MW
Biomass1 · 2% · 137 MW
Largest power plants in Ireland
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
915 MWMoneypoint power stationCoal1986
528 MWAghadaGas
488 MWTarbertOil
480 MWPoolbeg Combined CycleGas
445 MWWhitegateGas
435 MWAghada CCGTGas
415 MWDublin Bay PowerGas
404 MWHuntstown Phase IIGas
389 MWTynaghGas
343 MWHuntstownGas
292 MWTurlough HillHydro
216 MWGreat IslandOil
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