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EirGrid launches €18.9bn five-year grid strategy with Mayo project among first to break ground
EirGrid has launched a Group Strategy 2026 committing €18.9 billion to modernise Ireland's electricity grid by 2030, covering 29 priority projects. The North Connacht 110kV development in Co. Mayo is already under construction.
SE Systems opens Cork headquarters and announces 150 jobs to meet growing energy retrofit demand
Cork-based SE Systems has opened a new €3 million headquarters and announced 150 jobs over two years, targeting doubled turnover of €100 million by 2030. The expansion is driven by growing demand for solar installation and energy retrofit services across Ireland.
DCC board nears sign-off on £5.7bn KKR and Energy Capital Partners takeover
Irish energy distributor DCC is close to accepting a £5.7 billion ($7.64 billion, approximately €6.6 billion) takeover from a KKR and Energy Capital Partners consortium. The revised bid carries a 33% premium to DCC's pre-offer share price and faces a July 15 deadline.
Emmet Lagan joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026
Emmet Lagan, Director at Lagan Energy Engineering and an electrical engineer with over twenty years of experience in the power and energy sector, brings deep renewables expertise and proven commercial leadership to his role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. With a career spanning large-scale renewable generation, asset management, and emerging technologies including hydrogen and battery energy storage systems, Lagan adds authoritative technical and strategic insight to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.
One in Four Kilowatts: Why Ireland’s Data Centre Growth Is the Commercial Opportunity of the Decade for Business Energy Leaders
CSO data shows data centres consumed 23% of Ireland’s electricity in 2025, and new CRU rules creating mandatory clean energy demand signal a major commercial opportunity for Irish business energy leaders.
Eni invests $225m in EnergyX Chile lithium project to advance battery supply chain
Italian energy company Eni has agreed to invest $225 million (approximately €207 million) for a 25% stake in EnergyX's Project Black Giant lithium project in Chile. The deal secures offtake rights and advances Eni's battery supply chain and gigafactory strategy.
ADNOC and XRG sign Mitsui deal to expand LNG, crude and lower-carbon energy ties
UAE state energy companies ADNOC and XRG have signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Japan's Mitsui & Co. covering LNG, crude oil, sulfur, shipping, chemicals and lower-carbon investments. The deal deepens a partnership spanning more than five decades.
InstaVolt sells Iberian EV charging operations to Powerdot and refocuses on UK and Ireland
InstaVolt has sold its Iberian EV charging operations to French provider Powerdot, redirecting capital to its core UK and Ireland markets. The deal marks Powerdot's first major acquisition and advances consolidation across the European EV charging sector.
Activ8 Solar Energies begins Ireland's largest rooftop solar installation at Mannok
Activ8 Solar Energies has commenced Ireland's largest rooftop solar installation at Mannok's Co. Cavan facilities, a 6MW system of approximately 10,000 panels delivering 792 tonnes of annual CO2 savings. The project is funded through a PPA with SSE Airtricity.
Northern Ireland renewable energy sector welcomes new bill and grid charging reform
Northern Ireland renewable energy installer Solmatix has welcomed the introduction of the Renewable Electricity Generation Bill and new grid connection charging arrangements. Both measures are expected to reduce barriers to renewable energy investment across the region.
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