Ireland’s energy supply remains heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. In 2023, 82.6% of Ireland’s energy came from fossil fuels. Ireland set a record high of 23.38 TWh in renewable energy use across electricity, transport, and heat for 2023, however its overall renewable energy share (RES-overall) was just 14.6%. Under the EU’s binding Renewable Energy Directive, Ireland has a minimum baseline RES-overall target of 16% every year out to 2030 and needs to achieve a RES-overall result of 43% by 2030
This report “First Look: Renewable Energy in Ireland 2023” by The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland highlights and visualises the key energy insights from SEAI’s data releases. Based on the latest data from SEAI’s full national Energy Balance, this report provides a detailed breakdown of renewable energy use in Ireland over the last 10-years.
Additionally, this report provides provisional estimates of Ireland’s 2023 renewable energy share results against renewable electricity, transport, and heat targets set-out under the EU’s renewable energy directives, and Ireland’s climate action plan and national energy climate plan.
Access the complete report here
