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Demand for electricity in Ireland is due to rise sharply in the coming years, driven by LEUs, with rapidly growing electricity demand from data centres a key factor.

Ireland's Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 proposes significant reforms to the country's direct lines framework, removing restrictive barriers that have prevented private wire infrastructure development. The Bill would eliminate the grid-refusal precondition and establish new permitting criteria under the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, potentially unlocking opportunities for renewable energy deployment and alternative electricity supply arrangements.

Ireland's system operators have published a roadmap for implementing hybrid co-located renewable energy sites with shared maximum export capacity, following regulatory approval in April 2024.

Private wires are set to be permitted in Ireland following the adoption of a Private Wires Policy Statement (the "Policy Statement") by the Irish Government this month.

The publication of a White Paper, setting out the Irish government's latest vision for energy policy, is expected later this year.

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (the "Department") has published its final decision on the interaction ...

In this update, we look at a range of topical issues relevant to the Irish renewable sector including Wind Turbine Planning, Tie-breaks, constraints and curtailment, the Construction Contracts Bill, and REFIT 2 & 3.

In Tenderbids Limited t/a Bastion v Electrical Waste Management Limited [2026] IEHC 5, the High Court (Court) rejected that "smash and grab" adjudication applies under the Construction Contracts Act 2013...

The European Commission has launched consultations on alternative fuels infrastructure and air transport state aid guidelines, while new regulations address greenhouse gas emissions accounting and railway capacity coordination. Recent proposals aim to simplify cross-border rail travel through unified booking systems and passenger protection measures, alongside guidance for the transport sector on fuel supply disruptions.

Political agreement has been reached on a Regulation known as the Net Zero Industry Act, intended to ensure access to a secure and sustainable supply of net-zero technologies.

The Irish Government recently published a policy document in relation to data centre development (the "Policy Document"), highlighting that data centres

New EU legislation to decarbonise sectors across the economy is expected to be finalised in late 2022 and early 2023. As we start November, we look at progress.

Given that electricity and gas systems on the island of Ireland are physically connected to those of GB, clarity on post-Brexit rules for trading across these systems is important to the energy sector here.

The application window for the fourth annual batch of grid connection offers under ECP-2 has now closed.

2015 was another busy year for the Irish energy sector, as the industry works toward delivering the government's target of 40% of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020.

The Irish government has announced €5 million in funding from the Climate Action Fund to support nine district heating pilot projects across seven counties. This pre-construction funding aims to bridge the gap until significant capital funding becomes available, advancing Ireland's decarbonization goals through centralized thermal energy networks that can heat thousands of homes and buildings.

We looked here at recent indications from DECC that there will be a faster move to a plan-led approach to developing offshore renewable energy.