Power plant · Ireland
Ardnacrusha power plant
Ardnacrusha power plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Ireland, with 86 MW of capacity, owned by ESB Group.
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 | Ireland | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1925 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | ESB Group | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 86 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7056, -8.6128 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 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
Ardnacrusha power plant is the 26th-largest of 35 power plants in Ireland by capacity; its 86 MW is 0.94% of the 9,143 MW we hold for Ireland. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26th of 35 | 9,143 MW | 0.94% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,398th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Owner and place
More from ESB Group
- Aghada Power Station963 MW
- Moneypoint power station915 MW
- Aghada CCGT748,142 tCO2e
- ESB Poolbeg Generating Station742,480 tCO2e
- ESB Moneypoint Generating Station537,187 tCO2e
Other power plants in Ireland
- Aghada985 MW
- Tonn Nua900 MW
- Moneypoint855 MW
- Huntstown744 MW
- Tarbert652 MW
- Great Island470 MW
- Poolbeg463 MW
- Whitegate435 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.