Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Paddy Phelan:

I want to go back to the last question from Senator Pauline O'Reilly. I refer the Senator to the attached document that was provided by IESA. It lists the storage contracted amounts scaling up. It also leans back to the question about the 1.9 GW. It deals with the different types, such as short, long or medium. It also models out the gas that was suggested earlier that is the backstop for the system. The document details why we will need it. It scenario plans it out to 2030. I hope that will be helpful in understanding that a pipeline is required. I would not suggest for any reason that it is bigger than is needed, judging by this information.