Rosslare Europort secures renewable energy funding from EU
Rosslare Europort has been named as a direct port recipient in Ireland of EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub development at Rosslare Europort will be the first of its kind in a port within the Republic of Ireland. Representing a total €220 million investment, this facility will provide the ORE industry with the necessary port infrastructure to support the many Wind Farm projects planned for the Irish and Celtic Seas.
The EU funding will support the project’s full design and planning application processes.
The ORE facility, which will be the first of its kind in the State, will include the construction of two new additional berths of between 240 metres and 330 metres in length, more than 20 hectares of ORE quay side space, and a dredging program to create a nine metre access channel with berth pocket depths of up to twelve metres.
Glenn Carr, director of commercial business units for Iarnród Éireann – Port Authority for Rosslare Europort – said: “It is testament to our ambitious plans that we have been successful in this call down and we now push forward in collaboration with all stakeholders to delivers Irelands first ORE facility and hub.
“It is essential that the Rosslare Europort Offshore Wind facility be built and operational to meet the windfarm developments that are planned and support Ireland to deliver on its 2030 targets. We are committed to delivering this project which will be transformational for the Southeast and create many social and economic benefits for the county, region and country for decades to come.”
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