Bord na Móna was one of three developers to announce an intention to pursue gigawatt-scale deployment in the Irish Midlands for large-scale export to Britain, helping the latter to meet its 2020 clean-energy targets.
However, earlier this week Ireland’s energy minister said a formal agreement between the two countries would not be possible on the timescale needed for 2020.
The part state-owned utility today confirmed the plan – called Clean Energy Hub – will now not proceed.
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