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Ireland

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SSE Ireland

SSE is Ireland’s third largest and fastest growing energy utility. Our core purpose is to provide the energy people need in a reliable and sustainable way. We are currently constructing a 460MW CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) at Great Island, Co. Wexford. 

The SSE Ireland management team

16 May 2013

SSE Ireland has over 900 employees led by our management team. You can find out more about our team by clicking the link below.

 

Airtricity

We supply over 800,000 domestic and commercial gas, electricity and home energy services customers

Greener energy

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Airtricity is powered by SSE and is Ireland’s greenest energy supplier. Around 40% of our electricity on an island basis is from renewable sources. 

SSE Generation

SSE is the third largest generation capacity owner in Ireland with 1,568MW in operation including 500MW of wind farm capacity. We are currently constructing a 460MW CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) at Great Island, Co. Wexford. Expected to be commissioned in 2014 this modern and efficient clean gas-fired power plant will replace the existing 240MW fuel oil unit at the site significantly decarbonising electricity generation in Ireland.

Generation assets and projects

SlieveKirk

16 May 2013

SSE Ireland is the third largest generation capacity owner in Ireland with over 1500MW in operation including almost 500MW of wind farm capacity.

Energy services

We have two energy service businesses that operate in Ireland - Airtricity Utility Solutions, Ireland’s largest street lighting contractor and Airtricity Home Energy Services, which provides energy efficiency improvements for our customers.

Airtricity Utility Solutions

Airtricity workers by vans

23 May 2012

We maintain over 250,000 public street lights across the Republic of Ireland

News

This section provides a range of resources for journalists and other parties interested in any aspect of SSE Ireland.

SSE Ireland Media

Twitter123

16 May 2013
The media team welcome queries from journalists and other news organisations.We handle all enquiries relating to SSE's business activity in Ireland

Community fund

We are active members of the local communities that host our renewable generation projects. The Community Funds that we establish support educational, charitable and environmental projects.

Airtricity presents €23,000 in funding to community projects around its Richfield wind farm

25 Apr 2013
Airtricity has presented over €23,000 in community funding to seven community groups in the vicinity of its Richfield Wind Farm.
Ireland : Energy generation / Assets and projects

  • Assets and projects

    In October 2012, SSE completed the acquisition of Endesa Ireland Ltd., the assets of which included thermal plant in operation, under construction and with consent for development.

    The new SSE operational assets are at four sites and their principal function is to help maintain security of electricity supply in the all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) by being available to respond to peaks in demand. They consist of:

    • 620MW fuel oil Tarbert Power Station in Co. Kerry;
    • 240MW fuel oil Great Island Power Station in Co. Wexford;
    • 104MW peaking gasoil Tawnaghmore Power Station in Co. Mayo; and
    • 104MW peaking gasoil Rhode Power Station in Co. Offaly.

    In addition, SSE is currently constructing a 460MW CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) at Great Island which is expected to be commissioned in 2014, at which time the existing 240MW fuel oil unit will be decommissioned. 

    In 2011/2012 SSE made significant progress in its continued delivery of high quality renewable generation assets with the completion of its 27MW Slieve Kirk wind farm in Northern Ireland and the 12MW Rathcahill wind farm located in the Republic of Ireland.

    SSE is currently constructing the 18MW Glenconway and 27.6MW Glenconway 2 wind farms in Northern Ireland which will form part of SSE’s Slieve Kirk strategic area cluster as well as the 33.65MW Athea wind farm in the Republic. These energy projects are expected to be commissioned in 2013/14.

    Find out more about our investment in renewables.

    Take a look at other projects and assets on our  interactive map.

     

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