Power plant · Ireland
Dublin Bay Power Plant
Dublin Bay Power Plant is a gas power plant in Ireland, with 405 MW of capacity, operated by Synergen Power Limited Power Plant.
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 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Pigeon House Road, Dublin 4 Ringsend | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2002 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Synergen Power Limited Power Plant | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 405 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 886,437 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 47W000000000171M | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3400, -6.2050 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Dublin Bay; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Bay | asset:eic:47W000000000171M | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Dublin Bay Power Plant | asset:eu-ets:ie-14 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
How it compares
Dublin Bay is the 9th-largest of 35 power plants in Ireland by capacity; its 405 MW is 4.4% 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 | 9th of 35 | 9,143 MW | 4.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,399th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 886,437 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 64 data centers and 2 CO2 emitters (1,628,917 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Bay Power Plant | CO2 emitter | 886,437 tCO2e | — | 0.6 km |
| ESB Poolbeg Generating Station | CO2 emitter | 742,480 tCO2e | — | 0.6 km |
| Data center, County Dublin (OSM way 1307057020) | Data center | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Eir Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Digital Realty DUB11 | Data center | — | — | 6.7 km |
Operator and place
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.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.