Solar Ireland has called on the Irish Government to establish a national clearing house to accelerate renewable energy project delivery, warning that avoidable bottlenecks in planning and grid processes are slowing deployment at a time when Ireland is already off track on its greenhouse gas reduction targets. The proposed mechanism would act as a central coordination point across government departments, planning authorities, developers, contractors, and grid operators to ensure all interests are aligned and projects are not delayed by a lack of clarity.

Renews.biz reported that the call follows a weekend in which Ireland's solar farm output exceeded 1 GW and reached a peak of 1.2 GW, a milestone that the association described as proof that deployment is accelerating but that infrastructure is not keeping pace.

Ronan Power, chief executive of Solar Ireland, said Ireland has proven it can deliver renewable energy projects and that the next step is to create the conditions for that delivery to accelerate. He said a clearing house model combined with clear long-term targets would provide the structure and certainty needed to move to the next phase of Ireland's solar buildout.

The clearing house would identify and resolve delays in real time, ensure consistency in decision-making and timelines, and support viable projects through the system more efficiently. Solar Ireland said the model would be particularly beneficial for developers navigating the intersection of planning permission, grid connection offers, and system operator requirements.

Ireland has approximately 2.5 GW of installed solar capacity as of April 2026, with a further 1.7 GW of grid-scale projects awaiting connection.

Read the full report on Solar Ireland's national clearing house proposal.