The pressure to boost electricity capacity comes amid surging demand, including from heavy industrial consumers of power such as data centres. But internal files from the Minister’s department and ESB Networks show tension over constraints on future electricity supplies for housing, in north Dublin particularly. [ Emergency measures needed to increase electricity capacity for new housing, says ESB chiefOpens in new window ]The Minister met the leaders of EirGrid and ESB Networks on October 9th, according to a department note. “The number of houses and apartments connected by ESB Networks in the year to the end of November 2025 was over 16 per cent higher than the 2024 figure nationwide, with the Dublin area again being the busiest for new connections,” ESB Networks added. “We are advising developers to give ESB Networks as much notice of their requirements as possible, and to have a connection agreement with ESB Networks in place prior to starting a new development.”

Source: The Irish Times December 30, 2025 13:33 UTC