News from the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) 17th April 2025


Stories from Ireland
Ireland to become leader in Europe’s clean energy future amid revised national plan, conference told
39% of electricity came from renewables in March
New climate plan will limit objections to wind
IFA negotiates new landowner payment agreements with ESB and EirGrid
Northern Ireland faces court case over £300m north-south power pylon planMarket & RegulationGOV.ie: 
Draft Revision of National Planning Framework open for public consultation
GOV.ie: Government approves Climate Action Plan 2025
GOV.ie: Minister O’Brien announces new measures to increase the resilience of Ireland’s electricity grid
GOV.ie: Minister Dooley addresses Europe’s largest wind energy gathering and outlines Ireland’s ambition
ESB Networks: ESB Networks Winter 2025 Grid Resilience Plan
SEM: SEMC Annual Report October 2023- September 2024 published
SEM: MMU Reports
CRU: Notification to Suppliers re timeline for the introduction of Dynamic Price Tariffs to the Retail Market International Stories
RES clears permit milestone for Welsh wind farm
Jones Bros starts work on Windy Standard 3
Manx Utilities starts Cair Vie wind farm wildlife surveys
‘8000 Scottish jobs at risk from zonal energy pricing’
Decade of blocked onshore wind cost economy £900 million
Wind turbines earmarked for North Staffordshire farmland after Labour lifted ban
Eneco secures funds for Dutch project‘
EU should set up a wind research fund’
RWE to start work on German wind farm
European Energy unveils second Swedish hybrid site
GE Vernova inks turbine deal with Forestalia
RWE picks up French contracts
Energiequelle secures 143MW of contracts
RWE begins repowering of Muel wind farm
RWE, Sanofi ink 20-year PPA in France
SSE breaks ground on first Italian wind farm
France annuls permit for 226MW wind farm
PNE bags permits for German wind projects
Enercon secures 120MW turbine order
Germany breaks onshore wind permitting record in first quarter
Eneco, partners secure funds for 15-turbine wind farm in Netherlands
Polish Government passes legislation dismantling barriers to low-cost energy: ‘This is an important step’
France awards 930 MW in latest tender for onshore wind
Germany keeps onshore wind tender unchanged at 3.4 GW 
Wind turbine maker Nordex grows Q1 order intake to 2.2 GW
IFC supports 1st phase of Alcazar’s 400-MW wind project in N Macedonia
WindEurope 2025: RWE, Enercon make pact
WindEurope 2025: GE Vernova, BBWind ink turbine deal
WindEurope 2025: ‘We must remove barriers to investment’
WindEurope 2025: Industry launches call to action
WindEurope 2025: New deal for Ukraine
Geo Trasporti toasts delivery of 27 turbine blades
Nordex orders up 5% in Q1 2025
Verbund acquires Romanian wind site
Repsol powers up 364MW Chilean wind farm
$200m turbine factory set for Oman
Tata signs 200MW hybrid PPA
MEED | Red Sea wind farm starts operations

News from the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) on 3rd March 2025

Stories from Ireland
Wexford wind farm given planning permission to operate for a further 20 yearsRWE opens new Ireland office
Market & Regulation
SEM: SEM-25-009 Invite to Industry Forum hosted by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Utility Regulator, EirGrid and SONI: Future SEM Multi-Year Markets PlanSEM: CMC Modifications Workshop 42 TimetableSEM: Terms of Reference for Year 6 Market Audit Decision PaperSEM; Future Arrangements for System Services – DASSA Volume Forecasting Methodology Decision PaperSEM: SEM PLEXOS Model Validation (2024-2032) and Backcast ReportEirGrid: Major milestone reached on Celtic Interconnector project
International Stories
Bute Energy picks Terra Firma for Tywen Hywel surveys106MW Limekiln wind farm now operationalRed Rock inks PPA for BenbrackVattenfall gets nod for Ourack wind farmBayWa r.e. to service Greencoat UK Wind projectsUK sees 4% drop in carbon emissions as gas and coal use declinesUK power giant SSE appoints new chief executiveNordex wins 40MW German orderVerbund signs Spanish PPAEnercon installs 7MW prototypeVestas secures German, US deals to end Q1Nordex wins 472MW double from OX2 in FinlandVestas wins 50MW order in ItalyIlmatar agrees sale of Finnish wind farmEolus, Hydro Rein complete 260MW Swedish wind farmVindr to develop 600MW Latvian wind farmsEuropean Energy exits 6 Polish wind projectsSchroders Greencoat joins with Repsol on Spanish portfolioVestas secures 62MW Germany orderQualitas Energy acquires two German wind farmsGermany awards 4GW capacity in onshore wind tenderSUSI sells 95MW Swedish wind farm to EquinorWorld’s most powerful wind turbine completed by Siemens GamesaNordex picks up 750MW Turkish orderRenewables sector analysing Trump tariffsTotalEnergies acquires 800MW pipeline from RESKK Wind opens US wind farmGoldwind progresses 450MW Oz wind projectJapanese wind farm starts operationRenova partners with Shoreline Wind to overcome complex challenges of onshore wind in Japan and the PhilippinesAbukuma onshore wind farm commences commercial operationsKDDI and J-POWER ink deal for second onshore wind farm