Kentstown power plant is a 180 MW gas power station in Meath, Ireland. It ranks #20 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_kentstown_irelan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 180 MW, Kentstown power plant is below the median gas plant in Ireland (275 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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 #15 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
- Meath power station · Biomass · 17 MW · Leinster
- Platin power station · Gas · 169.5 MW · Leinster
- Huntstown · Gas · 343 MW · Leinster
- Huntstown Phase II · Gas · 404 MW · Leinster
- Corduff Flexgen power station · Gas · 63.5 MW · County Dublin
- Grange Castle Echelon power station · Gas · 120 MW · Leinster
Location
Coordinates 53.6436549, -6.5494383 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kentstown power plant?
Kentstown power plant is a 180 MW gas power plant in Meath, Ireland.