Ireland
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
31.6 TWh- Coal generation · #63 of 203 0.8 2.5%
- Other fossil generation · #79 of 205 0.9 2.8%
- Gas generation · #51 of 202 15 47.4%
- Nuclear generation · #33 of 200 0 0%
- Hydro generation · #107 of 204 0.7 2.1%
- Solar generation · #65 of 205 1.5 4.6%
- Bioenergy generation · #42 of 205 1 3.3%
- Wind generation · #27 of 203 11.8 37.3%
- Other renewables generation · #28 of 182 0 0%
Since 1990
Table · 36 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 15 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 11.8 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1 | 11.6 | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1 | 11.4 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1 | 9.9 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 0 | 31 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 15.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2.8 | 12.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2013 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2.7 | 14.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2011 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2010 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 18.1 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3.5 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2007 | 5.4 | 4 | 16.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2006 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 27.1 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2003 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 1999 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 21.7 |
| 1998 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 20.9 |
| 1997 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 1996 | 7 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.9 |
| 1995 | 7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| 1993 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 |
| 1990 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0.2 GW2025 · #51 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2025 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand37.7 TWh2025 · #66 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports6.1 TWh2025 · #17 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity4.9 GW2025 · #50 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0.2 GW2025 · #97 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW2025 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity1.6 GW2025 · #34 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0 GW2025 · #15 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions8.6 MtCO2e2025 · #71 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity270.7 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #143 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity2.5 GW2025 · #42 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity0 GW2025 · #191 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation31.6 TWh2025 · #73 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity5.1 GW2025 · #25 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11