Statkraft aims to roll out 3000MW of renewable energy projects in Ireland by 2030, including its 500MW North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project.
Statkraft’s roadmap to 3000MW includes 1500MW of projects that have recently been built or are already in construction; an additional 330MW with signed route to market through the Government’s Renewable Electricity Supply Scheme (RESS) or via Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA), and 500MW from the offshore RESS contract for the company’s NISA project, proposed for an area off the coast of counties Dublin, Louth, and Meath.
The company cites an additional 400MW of wind and solar projects that have full planning permission, with routes to market planned for this year.
Furthermore, Statkraft has several grid services projects that have also been granted planning permission. A route to market will be sought for these projects this year.
In addition, the Irish arm of the Norwegian state-owned renewables giant pointed out that plans for over 375MW of wind and solar projects have been submitted to An Bord Pleanala and are awaiting a decision.
Finally, sufficient land has been secured to allow for a pipeline of projects totalling between 200MW and 250MW to be submitted for planning permission every year for the next three or four years.
Making the announcement ahead of tomorrow’s Wind Energy Ireland conference, at which he will deliver a keynote address, Kevin O’Donovan, Managing Director of Statkraft Ireland, said: “Since Statkraft first entered the Irish market in 2018, we’ve been making huge strides to ensure that our projects make an important contribution to the ‘80 by 30′ targets set by the Government. Our work continues apace and the plans we’ve unveiled today demonstrate our determination to make a real difference to Ireland’s climate and energy security.
“We’ve always said that there’s no silver bullet to reducing emissions from the energy sector. Ireland’s energy future needs will be powered by a range of renewable technologies working in harmony, so we’re proud to be one of the country’s first renewable energy companies to have a fully integrated approach to clean energy production.”