The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, today officially opened ESB’s 435 new megawatts gas-fired station at Aghada, Co Cork. The station, close to Midleton in East Cork, now has the capacity to generate 963 megawatts of electricity. It is Ireland’s largest power station and ranks among the most efficient electricity generators in Europe.
Related posts:
- Markets News Afternoon: Bank of Ireland surges on report of US private equity interest; Bord Gáis’ first major power station opened in Cork
- Wind power will account for two-fifths of Irish power generation by 2020 but then decline
- Google continuously consumes enough electricity to power 200,000 homes; Says it has zero carbon footprint
- European purchasing power begins to improve
- McDonald’s Europe is the single largest purchaser of Irish beef