Power plant · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
CoolkeeraghESB GT8 Power Station
CoolkeeraghESB GT8 Power Station is a power plant in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, with 53 MW of capacity, owned by ESB Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Northern Ireland | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1970 | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | ESB Limited (company that returns the dukes survey, usually the owner) | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 53 MW | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Diesel/gas oil (open cycle) | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
CoolkeeraghESB GT8 is the 7th-largest of 7 power plants in Northern Ireland and the 453rd-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 53 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 7th of 7 | 2,560 MW | 2.1% |
| United Kingdom | 453rd of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,552nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Owner and place
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- Glendye Estate104 MW · permitted
Other power plants in Northern Ireland
- EPNI700 MW
- EP Ballylumford CCGT592 MW
- Ballylumford B540 MW
- CoolkeeraghESB C30413 MW
- EP Kilroot142 MW
- EP Ballylumford120 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.