Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 11 Mar 1992

Vol. 417 No. 2

Written Answers. - Electricity Supply Sources.

Patrick D. Harte

Question:

15 Mr. Harte asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Louis J. Belton

Question:

17 Mr. Belton asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Jim Higgins

Question:

21 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Godfrey Timmins

Question:

35 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Michael Finucane

Question:

36 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Charles Flanagan

Question:

38 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Edward Nealon

Question:

57 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources in, (a) 1991, (b) 1981 and (c) 1971; and if he will further outline the target, if any, he has on this matter for 2001.

Minister for Energy (Mr. Molloy)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 15, 17, 21, 35, 36, 38 and 57 together.

The proportion of Irish electricity supplies which was derived from renewable energy sources for the years in question was as follows:

	Gigawatt hours	As a percentage of total supply
		%
1971	529	8.5
1981	912.6	8.8
1991	747	5.1

The proposed wind farm to be built at Bellacorrick, County Mayo later this year is expected to add approximately 17 gigawatt hours per annum to electricity supplies derived from renewable sources. The installed capacity of this new plant will be 6.45 megawatts and its output will represent the first significant contribution to electricity supplies from wind power in this country.

There is no target figure for an amount of electricity to be generated from renewable sources in 2001.