Herbata Data Centre power station — Ireland

Herbata Data Centre power station is a 180 MW gas power station in Naas, Ireland. It ranks #19 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_herbatadatacentre_irelan.

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 180 MW, Herbata Data Centre power station is below the median gas plant in Ireland (275 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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 #14 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

• Winthrop Dublin power station · Gas · 59.4 MW · Leinster
• Grange Castle Echelon power station · Gas · 120 MW · Leinster
• Edenderry · Oil · 112 MW · Leinster
• Cushaling · Oil · 112 MW · Leinster
• Corduff Flexgen power station · Gas · 63.5 MW · County Dublin
• Turlough Hill · Hydro · 292 MW · Leinster

Location

Coordinates 53.22074006, -6.707783515 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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