Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2006
351 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the forms of green energy used in the production of electricity other than wind farms; if he has satisfied himself that maximum efforts are being made to encourage alternative forms of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/06]
View answer352 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the percentage of electricity being provided by wind turbines; the location of each of the wind farms; the percentage he expects to get from such production in the future and by what date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/06]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 351 and 352 together.
Support programmes put in place by this Government have more than doubled the capacity of renewable energy powered electricity generating plants connected to the electricity target in the last two years. Building on this progress, I announced recently an ambitious programme to treble the contribution by renewable energy sources from 5%, or so, of electricity produced to 15% by 2010.
There are over 860MW of renewable capacity connected to the national grid today. This consists of approximately 590MW of wind powered plant, 236MW of hydro powered plant with the balance (c.35MWs) made up of different biomass technologies (i.e. biomass landfill gas, biomass combined heat and power and biomass anaerobic digestion). The new target will require growth in the sector to double the available generating capacity from the 860MW, or so, currently connected to 1650MW by 2010.
The additional new capacity required to achieve the target will be delivered by projects already selected under the Alternative Energy Requirement (AER) programme and the new Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff (REFIT) programme. The terms and conditions of REFIT are available on my Departments website at www.dcmnr.ie. Wind will be the dominant technology in achieving the target. ESB Networks publishes a list of wind powered projects currently connected to the national grid. I have set out the available information as follows.
Agannygal Derrybrien 60.0MW
Booltiagh 19.5MW
Coomagearlaghy 42.5MW
Crane Ballywater 31.5MW
Cunghill Kingsmountain 23.8MW
Drumkeen Meentycat 71.0MW
Golagh Golagh 15.0MW
Ardnacrusha Curraghgraigue 2.6MW
Ardnacrusha Mienvee 0.7MW
Arigna Corrie Mountain 4.8 MW
Arigna Kilronan 5.0MW
Arigna Spion Kop 1.2MW
Arklow Banks 25.2MW
Ballylickey Kealkil (Curraglass) 8.5MW
Bellacorick 6.5MW
Binbane Burtonport Harbour 0.7MW
Carlow Cronelea Upper 2.6MW
Castlebar Burren [Mayo] 2.1MW
Castlebar Cuillalea West 3.4MW
Castlebar Raheen Barr 18.7MW
Cath Fall Anarget 2.0MW
Cath Fall Anarget 1.1MW
Cath Fall Meenadreen 3.4MW
Corderry Altagowlan 7.6MW
Corderry Black Banks 3.4MW
Corderry Black Banks 6.8MW
Corderry Geevagh 5.0MW
Corderry Moneenatieve 4.0MW
Crane Kilbranish (Greenoge) 5.0MW
Dallow Carrig 2.6MW
Dallow Skehanagh 4.3MW
Dunmanway Coomatallin 6.0MW
Dunmanway Curabwee 4.6MW
Dunmanway Lahanaght Hill 4.3MW
Dunmanway Milane Hill 5.9MW Galway Inis Mean 0.7MW
Galway Inverin (Knock South) 3.3MW
Glenlara Taurbeg 25.3MW
Ikerrin Ballinlough 2.6MW Ikerrin Ballinveny 2.6MW
Knockeragh Gneeves 9.4MW
Letterkenny Cark 15.0MW
Letterkenny Cronalaght 5.0MW
Letterkenny Culliagh 11.9MW
Letterkenny Meenanilta 2.6MW
Letterkenny Meenanilta 2.5MW
Meath Hill Gartnaneane I & II 15.0MW
Shankill Corneen 3.0MW
Somerset Sonnagh Old 7.7MW
Tonroe Largan Hill 5.9MW
Tralee Beenageeha 4.0MW
Tralee Mount Eagle 5.1MW
Tralee Tursillagh 15.2MW
Tralee Tursillagh 6.8MW
Trien Beale 1.7MW
Trien Beale 2.6MW
Trillick Crockahenny 5.0MW
Trillick Drumlough Hill 4.8MW
Tullabrack Moanmore 12.6MW
Wexford Carnsore 11.9MW
Total Connected: 592.4MW
