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The indicator shows the gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources (RES), expressed as a share of the gross final consumption of energy from all sources.
The graph shows that there is a continuing upward trend in the percentage of renewable energy sources (RES) in Ireland (15% in 2023). However, this is among the lowest levels in the EU, with the EU average being 25%. Ireland has made progress in transforming its electricity system through the deployment of wind farms, with renewable energy currently providing more than 40% of the electricity used.
Ireland’s Climate Action Plan 2025 and National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) set out measures to increase the use of renewables by 2030, including:
- increasing renewable electricity generation by at least 80%;
- reducing fossil fuel usage in the transport sector by 50%.
Under the With Existing Measures (WEM) scenario, Ireland is currently expected to achieve a RES share of 30.9% against the national target of 43%. Under the With Additional Measures (WAM) scenario, whereby all measures are successfully implemented, Ireland is currently expected to achieve 42.7%, 0.3% below the national target.
References and footnotes
- ↵DECC, Climate Action Plan 2025, Dublin, 2025, https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/Climate_Action_Plan_2025_updated_cover.pdf.
- a b cDECC, Ireland’s integrated national energy and climate plan 2021–2030, Dublin, 2024, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a856a-national-energy-and-climate-plan-necp-2021-2030/.