ESB chief executive Paddy Hayes says additional electricity capacity needs to be delivered 'faster than ever before'. Photograph: Fran VealeThe State will need to take “emergency measures” to provide electricity supplies needed for new homes, ESB chief executive Paddy Hayes has told the Government. The company says “emergency measures” include speeding up the construction of infrastructure to enable electricity supplies to proposed new homes. State-owned ESB supplies electricity and natural gas to more than one million customers, around 40 per cent of the Republic’s market. However, fellow State company Eirgrid, which is separate from the ESB, runs the national grid.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2025 07:32 UTC