Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Company description

The Electricity Supply Board is a state-owned (95%) electricity company operating in the Republic of Ireland. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as a commercial semi-state concern in a liberalized and competitive market. The company generates electricity through fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, as well as indigenous resources, including hydro, wind, peat, and biomass. It also finances, builds, and maintains the transmission system, as well as engages in planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of the distribution networks, and supplies electricity, gas, and energy services to business and residential markets.

Company details

City:
Dublin
Address:
Two Gateway East Wall Road Dublin, 3 Ireland

Participation in projects

Projects Transactions
List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • January 14, 2022

    ESB seeks site investigations licence for 800 MW Sea Stacks Offshore Wind project

    ESB Wind Development has requested authorization to carry out site studies within the framework of the development of a possible 800 MW wind farm off the coasts of Wicklow and Dublin, Ireland. A subs...

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  • April 21, 2021

    ESB to build 1.4 GW Offshore Floating wind farm in Ireland

    ESB’s Moneypoint site to be transformed into a green energy hub, where a range of renewable technologies will be deployed over the next decade with the capacity to power 1.6 million homes.

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  • November 18, 2020

    Red Rock, ESB to jointly develop the 1000 MW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland

    Red Rock Power Limited has formed a 50:50 joint venture with the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) for the development of the 1000 MW Inch Cape Offshore wind project, to be constructed 15km off the...

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  • November 13, 2020

    Red Rock Power forms joint venture with ESB for 1 GW offshore wind farm in Scotland

    Red Rock Power Limited has formed a 50:50 joint venture with the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) for the development of 1000 MW (1 GW) Inch Cape Offshore wind project. The project is to be constructed&...

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  • September 18, 2020

    Bord na Mona wins PPA for 158 MW of Irish wind projects

    Bord na Móna’s two major wind farm projects have won in the first competitive auction under the Irish Government’s new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS-1). Cloncreen Wind...

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  • May 20, 2020

    450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project off the coast of Fife set to resume construction

    Construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland is planned to begin this week after a pause in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The project is a large-size 450 MW offs...

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  • January 21, 2020

    GE to deliver onshore and offshore substations for 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project off the coast of Fife

    GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a multi-million dollar project for the design, supply, construction, and commissioning of onshore and offshore wind substations for...

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  • November 29, 2019

    ESB takes half ownership of 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project off the coast of Fife

    ESB is taking a 50 percent stake in the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm project from EDF Renewables. NnG has a capacity of 450 megawatts of low carbon energy and will offset over 400,000 to...

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  • November 14, 2019

    RES wins asset management contract for 98 MW of Irish, Scottish wind projects

    RES has won a 98 MW of wind assets to its growing asset management portfolio across the UK and Ireland. In agreeing the new deals, RES struck agreements with ESB and Muirhall Energy. For ESB, RES wi...

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  • January 23, 2019

    ESB and Parkwind partner to develop 830 MW offshore wind capacity in Ireland

    Parkwind and ESB have announced that they are partnering to develop new offshore wind farms in the Republic of Ireland.

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