Endesa Ireland was established as an operating company on 8th January 2009, following Endesa's acquisition of certain generation assets from the Irish state utility, Electricity Supply Board (ESB). The sale was signed in Dublin following approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies.
The assets purchased comprise 1,068 MW divided up between four sites; Tarbert in Kerry, Great Island in Wexford, Rhode in Offaly and Tawnaghmore in Mayo.
Endesa is developing an industrial plan for re-developing and improving the efficiency of the plants it has acquired with cleaner generation technologies.
The project assessed within the environmental impact statement on this website involves constructing a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine generating station on the existing generation site in Tarbert, Co. Kerry, adjacent to the existing heavy fuel oil power station that is currently in operation on the site. The new development will demonstrate significant improvements and a substantial increase in operating efficiency over the existing development. In order to assess the impact of this project Endesa Ireland has brought together a broad-based collaboration of highly skilled and experienced engineers and environmental consultants experienced in the permitting, licensing and engineering of power generation facilities both in Ireland and abroad.