Tarbert — Ireland

Tarbert is a 488 MW oil power station in Munster, Ireland. It ranks #5 of 76 Ireland power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 126,540 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 29k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 3.0% 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 WRI1002839.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 488 MW, Tarbert is well above the median oil plant in Ireland (112 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. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~126,540 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest oil power plant of 7 in Ireland by capacity.

Ireland has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,400 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Moneypoint power station · Coal · 915 MW · Munster
• Sealrock (Aughinish CHP) · Gas · 170 MW · Munster
• Cloghboola · Wind · 46 MW · Munster
• Knocknagoum · Wind · 44 MW · Munster
• Ballincollig Hill · Wind · 13.3 MW · Munster
• Knockacummer 1 · Wind · 87 MW · Munster

Location

Coordinates 52.5893, -9.3632 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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