Infrastructure

ESB and Shannon Foynes Port sign agreement to transform Estuary into international green energy hub

Shannon Foynes Port and ESB have committed to working closely together to maximise the potential of the Shannon Estuary

Minister of State with responsibility for Office of Public Works and the Gaeltacht, Patrick O’Donovan Photo: Sasko Lazarov/Photocallireland

The ESB and Shannon Foynes Port have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the transformation of Shannon Estuary into a major centre for the deployment of floating offshore wind projects in Irish and international waters.

In the agreement, Shannon Foynes Port and ESB have committed to working closely together to maximise the potential of the Shannon Estuary.

The MOU follows the publication last year of Shannon Foynes Port’s Vision 2041 masterplan for the ...