Power plant · Ireland
Tarbert Power Plant
Tarbert Power Plant is a power plant in Ireland, with 652 MW of capacity.
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 |
| Location | Munster | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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 | 1969 | 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 |
| Capacity | 652 MW (sum of operating units, Tarbert Unit 1 83 MW; Tarbert Unit 2 83 MW; Tarbert Unit 3 243 MW; Tarbert Unit 4 243 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 620 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 | Oil | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 47W000000000162N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5880, -9.3640 | 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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2 sources record Tarbert; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbert | asset:eic:47W000000000162N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Tarbert Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q12005240 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Tarbert is the 5th-largest of 35 power plants in Ireland by capacity; its 652 MW is 7.1% 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 | 5th of 35 | 9,143 MW | 7.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 920th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Place
Other power plants in Ireland
- Aghada985 MW
- Tonn Nua900 MW
- Moneypoint855 MW
- Huntstown744 MW
- Great Island470 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.
- 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.