Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2023
198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of onshore and offshore wind turbines constructed in each of the years from 2000 to 2022, in tabular form. [3355/23]
View answerMy Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy.
However, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's Energy in Ireland Report 2022, Ireland had 4,339 MW of installed wind capacity at end of 2021. This compares with 493 MW of installed wind capacity in 2005.
EirGrid and ESB Networks, as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO) respectively, also regularly publish information on the renewable installed capacity (MW) connected per month at the following links:
www.eirgridgroup.com/customer-and-industry/general-customer-information/connected-and-contracted-generators/
www.esbnetworks.ie/new-connections/generator-connections-group/generator-statistics
