Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2004
285 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the objectives set in the Green Paper on renewable energy based electricity generation have been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31521/04]
View answerThe Green Paper on Sustainable Energy (1999) established a target to add 500 megawatts of new renewable energy based electricity generating plant to the electricity network by 2005.
The current capacity of renewable energy based electricity producing plant, constructed since the publication of the Green Paper, amounts to over 165 MW. New wind energy projects, representing approximately 200 MW, are currently under construction. Further projects in all technologies are due to commence construction under the terms and conditions of the AER V and AER VI competitions. Other projects may also be planned, or are under construction, under the liberalised green electricity market, but I have no details of these projects as they operate outside of the programmes run by my Department.
