Renewable Energy Generation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Questions (108)

Darren O'Rourke

Question:

108. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific additional actions in addition to those included in the Climate Action Plan 2021, that he is planning in order to achieve the newly announced target of 5GW of installed solar power capacity by 2025 (details supplied); the amount of this new capacity that will be delivered by homes, businesses, community buildings, farm buildings and commercial solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60182/22]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (Deputy Eamon Ryan)

Under the Climate Action Plan 2021 Ireland has set an ambitious target to increase the share of electricity demand generated from renewable sources to up to 80% by 2030. Solar PV will have a key role to play given its speed of delivery and the need for a diverse portfolio of generation technologies to facilitate the energy transition. Work is now underway on the next Climate Action Plan which will include measures to deliver on these increased targets and is expected to be published in the coming weeks.