Coolpowra power plant is a 1,155 MW gas power station in Galway, Ireland. It ranks #1 of 76 Ireland power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 48.4% of Ireland's electricity; the national grid averages 257 gCO₂/kWh (48.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_coolpowra_irelan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,155 MW, Coolpowra power plant is well above the median gas plant in Ireland (275 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest gas power plant of 24 in Ireland by capacity.
Ireland has 24 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 7,234 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Tynagh · Gas · 404 MW · Connaught
- Shannonbridge power station · Oil · 264 MW · Shannonbridge
- West Offaly Power · Biomass · 137 MW · Leinster
- Derrybrien · Wind · 60 MW · Connaught
- Ballinlough/Ikerrin · Wind · 2.5 MW · Munster
- Monksland power station · Gas · 100 MW · County Roscommon
Location
Coordinates 53.13045, -8.26519 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Coolpowra power plant?
Coolpowra power plant is a 1,155 MW gas power plant in Galway, Ireland.