Powering Irish communities with affordable, clean and green energy

The first offshore windfarm on Ireland’s west coast

Transformative energy

The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm is a proposed offshore wind project, located off the Connemara coast in County Galway, that aims to power communities using clean and renewable energy.

Once completed, the Sceirde Rocks Windfarm will provide enough reliable and affordable electricity to power more than 350,000 homes. The project will help Ireland to achieve its goal of  generating 80% of energy through renewable sources by 2030.

“The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm project is set to be a flagship development for the West of Ireland, which is home to one of the best wind resources in the world.”
Séamus McCabe
Senior Development Director, Corio Generation.

Developing the local area

The Sceirde Rocks project is one of the largest ever infrastructure projects in the Connemara region. Once built, it will be the first commercial-scale offshore windfarm on Europe’s Atlantic margin, set on Connemara’s Gaeltacht coast.

The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm will contribute significantly to the future development of the area by:

  • Providing job opportunities and economic development for local communities in Connemara.
  • Enabling opportunities for communities, businesses and individuals to develop and progress.
  • Strengthening and supporting cultural economic and community infrastructure in the Gaeltacht area.

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Renewable energy

Ireland has a national objective to produce 80% of its energy using renewable sources by 2030. To achieve this, the Irish government is fast tracking the development of its offshore wind sector. In 2020, the Sceirde Rocks Windfarm project was announced as one of the seven relevant projects for offshore development to reach this goal.

Frequently asked questions

Sceirde Rocks Windfarm Project

Ireland has a goal to produce 80% of its energy using renewable sources by 2030. To achieve this, over 7 GW of offshore wind energy is expected to be developed by the end of the decade. These targets will support Ireland’s carbon emission reduction commitments, meet anticipated increases in domestic electricity demand and increase the security of electricity supply.

450 megawatts

Project electricity generation capacity upon completion

350,000 homes

Enough clean and renewable energy to power Irish Homes

550,000 CO2e

Estimated greenhouse gas emissions to be avoided annually

180,000 cars

Equivalent to taking this many petrol cars off the road

> €3.5 million

Expected annual value of the community benefit fund