Confirmation that state-controlled Bord Gais has the government’s blessing to build another 250MW of onshore wind capacity by the end of 2014 is another major sign that the Irish wind market is coming back to life after several years in the doldrums.
Thanks to its 2009 acquisition of Irish wind developer SWS, Bord Gais has 132 operational turbines across Ireland – equivalent to about 15% of the country’s 1.7GW
