Irish Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has pledged to deliver a complete and stable offshore wind policy regime by 2025.
Ryan today told delegates at Wind Energy Ireland 2023 that a government-led offshore renewables taskforce is aiming to accelerate the start-up of the sector.
“The focus is not on 2030 or on 2050. It is on the next three years; what we can do in the lifetime of this government and what we can deliver by 2025,” he said.
The story is carried in today’s reNEWS show daily released from the event in Dublin.
Also in today’s edition developer Corio’s deputy chief executive Alejandro de Hoz said securing the go-ahead for offshore survey works should be accelerated.
He argued that the licensing and leasing process for Irish offshore wind farms must be streamlined to ensure the country does not miss out on maximising the benefits of the sector.
The edition carries news of Ireland’s updated grid plan and energy regulator CRU is planning a fifth grid allocation round under the Enduring Connection Policy (ECP) regime.