Moneypoint power station: Calls to create task force to seize opportunities
ESB announces development of a floating off-shore windfarm in €5 billion programme
A computer-generated image of the ESB-Equinor floating windfarm proposed for off the coast of Clare and Kerry.
With the ESB announcing a €5 billion investment programme tied into a new renewable energy hub at Moneypoint in Co Clare, the Government must fast-track a Shannon estuary task force to fully realise opportunities from offshore wind off the west coast, according to Limerick Chamber of Commerce.
The ESB announcement made on Friday includes development of a floating off-shore wind farm generating 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity – enough to power 1.6 million homes – off the coast of Clare and Kerry with its partner Equinor.