How will we resolve our electricity supply problems?

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How will we resolve our electricity supply problems?

The electricity supply in Ireland is going to be tight for the next three or four years, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said. It’s also been reported that a report from Eirgrid - due to be published this week - is expected to warn that increasing energy consumption by data centres will outpace the capacity of the system to generate more electricity in the coming years if the current growth rate continues How will we resolve our electricity supply problems? To this discuss further we heard from Pat Rabbitte former Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Oisin Coughlan, Director of Friends of the Earth. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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How will we resolve our electricity supply problems?