The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published on 18 February 2025 a proposed decision paper on Large Energy Users – connection policy (CRU/202504).

RESS 5 is the fifth auction held under the Irish Government's Renewable Electricity Support Scheme.

Ireland recently signed a joint declaration on green hydrogen development co-operation with Germany, which will play an important role in decarbonising and expanding our energy system.

A delay of more than 7 months has been proposed for the go-live of the I-SEM, the new wholesale electricity market for the island of Ireland.

The Terms and Conditions and Timetable for RESS 3 are now available, with the qualification process opening on 30 May 2023.

For background, following a public consultation in 2020, the Government published a policy statement in April 2021 adopting a three-phased approach to offshore wind deployment...

The European Commission approved a €682 million Belgian scheme to support renewable offshore wind energy to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.

As several instruments are finalised (see here), work continues on further elements of EU energy and climate legislation.

The European Commission adopted an amendment to the Guidelines on Regional State aid ("RAG"). The RAG sets out the rules under which Member States can grant State aid to companies...

The European Commission is proposing to overhaul the EU's road safety and vehicle registration rules to take into account the increase in EVs and to adapt to emerging technologies.

The European Commission has confirmed plans to introduce an EU-wide tax on aviation jet fuel for airlines operating flights in and from the EU as part of the Commission's overhaul ‘Fit for 55' legislative package.

In an ever-increasing raft of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) litigation, news has broken that that BNP Paribas, the largest bank in the euro zone, is facing legal action for fossil fuel financing.

On Friday, 15 September 2023, An Bord Pleanála (Board) refused permission for the development of a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal and power station proposed for Tarbert on the Shannon Estuary.

The Timetable, Terms and Conditions and Qualification Information Pack for the first offshore wind renewable electricity support scheme ("ORESS 1") have been published.

The Government in Ireland is implementing electricity market interventions as required from 1 December 2022 under Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 (the "Regulation"), which we considered here.

EirGrid, as Ireland's Transmission System Operator, is responsible for ensuring the balance of supply and demand on the Irish electricity system. EirGrid does this by a process of directing energy generators to increase.

An Implementing Regulation on conditions and procedures related to the status of authorised CBAM declarants applies from 28 March 2025.

The European Parliament's recent paper rightly calls out the similar challenges faced by pension funds and energy companies in volatile markets, where they are required to post margin on their derivatives.

The Commission is consulting until 6 September 2024 on a proposed procedure to give public access to judicial procedures to challenge specific decisions on State aid measures that allegedly contravene EU environmental law.

This morning, 22 February 2019, the Irish Government published the ‘Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019' ("Brexit Bill").