Irish grid-scale solar generation surges 51% to 4% of electricity mix

Grid-scale photovoltaic farms in Ireland generated 1.1 GWh in 2025, nearly doubling their share of total electricity while coal generation collapsed 52% year-over-year.

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32d PV Magazine Irish electricity generation by grid-scale PV up 51% in 2025 — Grid-scale solar farms generated 1.1 GWh of electricity in 2025, 4% of the total and a 51% increase compared with 2024.

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