IRELAND

Ireland has been a member of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) since 2018, committing the country to phasing out coal power and transitioning to cleaner energy sources by 2025. Moneypoint power station, a 915 megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Munster, was Ireland’s largest electricity generation facility and its only coal-fired power station. The plant ceased burning coal in June 2025 but is expected to remain in reserve and burn oil as needed until 2029. In 2019, the government launched its Climate Action Plan, which included a commitment to end coal use at Moneypoint, alongside targets to halve national emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Ireland’s national coal phaseout is consistent with the European Union’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC 3.0”), submitted in November 2025, which introduces an indicative 2035 emissions reduction target, reinforces the phase-down of unabated coal power, and reaffirms the objective of climate neutrality by 2050.