Energy

Eirgrid, CRU secure just 15% of additional power supply target in failed power plant auction

Not a single large power plant was successful in the most recent capacity auction process

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities and Eirgrid had hoped to attract almost 900MW of new power plants in its latest auction. Picture: Shutterstock

The latest auction held by Eirgrid and the energy regulator has failed to attract any new large-scale power generation plants as problems with Ireland’s energy system persist.

Last week, Eirgrid published the results of the latest capacity auction, which seeks to attract bids from companies to build new power plants in the country by winter 2027. Not a single large power plant was successful in the auction process, with just 138 megawatts (MW) of additional ...