Sustainability & Environment
For generations to come
Strategy to 2020
Strategy to 2020: renewables, wind and waves
Our board has approved a strategic framework with a €22 billion investment programme to 2020.
The main focus is on the sustainable and responsible use of scarce resources, leading to:
- The halving of our carbon emissions within 12 years
- A carbon net-zero position by 2035
About half the total €22 billion investment package will be devoted to renewables through:
- Direct investments in renewable energy projects
- Initiatives supporting sustainability such as smart metering and smart networks
By 2020, we will be:
- delivering one-third of our electricity from renewable generation
- delivering over 1,400MW of wind generation (with over 100MW already installed)
- exploiting the potential of wave, tidal and biomass resources
ESB Networks Ltd will invest €11 billion in vital infrastructure to facilitate the development of up to 6,000MW of generated power by every wind generator on the island of Ireland.
Investments to support sustainable projects
ESB International (ESBI) has dedicated resources to emerging wave and solar technologies to ensure the best potential technologies achieve commercial viability.
It is committed to playing its part to harness over 6,000MW of potential wave energy off the Irish coast.
Our progress
September 2009: We have taken great strides towards reaching out target to halve carbon emissions from power stations within 12 years.