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Ireland poised to miss offshore energy target 'by five years' - The Times

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Ireland poised to miss offshore energy target ‘by five years’

Ireland will miss its offshore wind energy generation target by five years if the Department of the Environment sticks to its development timelines, Wind Energy Ireland has warned.

The body, which represents onshore and offshore wind developers, told officials in late July that the earliest completion date for delivering the full five gigawatts (5GW) of capacity is 2034, provided all goes to plan.

But with contingencies added in, the date is likely to slip into at least 2035, according to the group’s submission to a consultation on the Department’s upcoming second offshore auction.

The four projects that got the go-ahead in May for the first Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auctions will bring 3.1GW of electricity to the grid. These are expected to be delivered

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