Power plant · Ireland
Great Island Power Plant
Great Island Power Plant is a gas power plant in Ireland, with 470 MW of capacity, owned by SSE Thermal.
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 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Campile, Wexford New Ross | 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 | 1967 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | SSE Thermal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SSE Generation Ireland Limited | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 470 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 460 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Oil (registered as Fossil Oil) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 483,393 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 47W000000000160R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2810, -6.9910 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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.
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3 sources record Great Island; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Island | asset:eic:47W000000000160R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Great Island Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q116013425 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Great Island Generating Station | asset:eu-ets:ie-51 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and operator |
How it compares
Great Island is the 6th-largest of 35 power plants in Ireland by capacity; its 470 MW is 5.1% 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 | 6th of 35 | 9,143 MW | 5.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,274th 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: 483,393 tCO2e
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Ireland
- Aghada985 MW
- Tonn Nua900 MW
- Moneypoint855 MW
- Huntstown744 MW
- Tarbert652 MW
- Poolbeg463 MW
- Whitegate435 MW
- Dublin Bay405 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.
- 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.