Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
269 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of electricity produced by Irish wind turbines which is being sent to Scotland and other places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no direct interconnection of electricity networks between Ireland and Scotland. Information supplied to my Department by the Commission for Energy Regulation indicates that in 2005, 75 gigawatt hours approximately of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in Ireland was exported to Northern Ireland via the interconnector.
There is no additional breakdown of this figure available by renewable energy technology nor is any additional information available on the ultimate destination of the electricity after it crossed the interconnector into Northern Ireland.
