Written answers

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Data

Photo of Kevin O'KeeffeKevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 756 of 18 October 2016, the final percentage of the 310 MW of renewable energy achieved in relation to the REFIT 3 scheme, in view of the fact that at the time of the previous reply, his Department was still in the process of making final decisions on applications. [52689/17]

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The REFIT 3 (Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff) scheme closed at the end of 2015 and was designed to incentivise the addition of 310 MW of renewable electricity from biomass technologies to the Irish electricity grid.

My officials are continuing to liaise with the remaining non-compliant REFIT 3 applicants for outstanding documentation required in order to be eligible for this Scheme. REFIT 3 applicants have until the 31st December 2017 to submit this documentation. Currently 254 MW (amounting to 82% of the capacity available) of renewable electricity projects are compliant under the REFIT 3 scheme and have received a letter of offer from my Department. However, not all of these projects are fully operational and exporting energy as yet and therefore not all are currently in receipt of payments via the REFIT 3 Scheme. Projects must be operational by September 2019 to be eligible for REFIT 3 support.

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