Energy

Cabinet row sparked by surge in data centre gas requests

Since a moratorium on electricity connections in Dublin, developers are seeking to build their own gas power plants on site

The volume of data centres looking to connect to the gas grid is at the heart of a coalition row between Simon Coveney and Eamon Ryan

Data centre developers are seeking connections to the gas grid which could use three times as much power as all existing facilities in Ireland, the Business Post has learned.

Due to the moratorium on new electricity grid connections in Dublin, developers are increasingly seeking to build their own power plants and get direct connections to the gas grid.

The volume of data centres looking to connect to the gas grid is at the heart of ...