Rosslare Europort has received its draft foreshore licence, a move that will facilitate the development of Ireland’s National Offshore Renewable Hub.
The draft licence will help complete the final site investigations and paves the way for its planning application to be submitted in time and for the facility to be operational to meet the needs of the successful bidders in the ORESS-1 auctions.
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub represents a €220m investment and will provide the ORE industry with the necessary port infrastructure to support the many wind farm projects planned for the Irish and Celtic Seas.
Glenn Carr, Director of Commercial Business Units, Iarnrod Eireann – Port Authority for Rosslare Europort – said: “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of those involved in Ireland’s first offshore wind auction. The four successful wind farms can progress their projects in the knowledge that by the time construction commences, Rosslare Europort will have progressed our current plans to establish a dedicated offshore renewables hub.
“We have already advanced our development plans for major infrastructure upgrades at Rosslare Europort to ensure that we are in a position to support these Phase One projects with the construction of their offshore assets.”