Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks
Mr. Nicholas Tarrant:
Offshore wind is procured using an auction process. We have described the role of ESB Networks as being responsible for the distribution network onshore, including owning the distribution network. It is also the licensed transmission asset owner onshore. EirGrid will be the licensed transmission asset owner for the offshore transmission network that will take the power from the offshore wind farms and bring it onshore.