Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) Order 2002

F101[SCHEDULE 5

In this Schedule—

"AD" means anaerobic digestion;

"anaerobic digestion" means the process by which biomass material is broken down by micro-organisms under anaerobic conditions, and where the resulting biogas is used to generate electricity;

"biomass" means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;

"co-firing" means the combustion of biomass, up to 30% of the stated electricity generation capacity of the plant in any single year, in one of the existing three peat fired power stations operational under state aid clearance;

"cogeneration" means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy, or electrical and mechanical energy;

"HECHP" means high efficiency cogeneration which complies with criteria specified in Annex II to Directive 2012/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 20123.

(1)

Ref No.

(2)

REFIT Power Purchase Agreement Reference

(3)

Supplier

(4)

Electricity generator

(5)

Generation plant Description

(6)

Energy source of electricity

(7)

Capacity Accepted into REFIT (MW)

1

1/3/1

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Green Generation Ltd.

Gorteen Lower Gas, Generator, Gorteen Lower, Nurney, Co. Kildare

AD HECHP

1.060

2

1/3/2

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

BioCore Environmental AD1 Ltd.

BioCore, Environmental AD1 Ltd., Tibohine, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

AD HECHP

0.499

3

1/3/4

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Rockbrook A.D.

Rockbrook, Ballyroan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

AD HECHP

0.499

4

1/3/5

Bord Gáis Energy Ltd.

McDonnell Farms Biogas Ltd.

GreenGas AD Plant, Dunmoylan, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick

AD HECHP

0.499

5

1/3/7

Dublin Waste to Energy Supply Ltd.

Dublin Waste to Energy Ltd.

Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4

Biomass HECHP

43.00*

6

1/3/10

Killowen Biogas Ltd.

Ormonde Organics AD

Killowen, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

AD HECHP

0.500

7

1/3/11

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Ballyshannon Recycling Ltd.

Adamstown, Co. Wexford

AD HECHP

0.100

8

1/3/17

Killowen Biogas Ltd.

Ormonde Organics AD

Killowen, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

AD HECHP

0.499

9

1/3/20

Energia Customer Solutions Ltd.

Huntstown Bioenergy Unlimited Company

Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4

AD HE CHP

4.000

10

1/3/21

SSE Airtricity Ltd.

Cork Green Energy Ltd.

Gortnalicka, Clondrohid, Macroom, Co. Cork

Biomass HECHP

1.200

11

1/3/23

Edenderry Supply Company Ltd.

Edenderry Power Ltd.

Ballykilleen, Edenderry, Co. Offaly

Biomass co-firing

38.400**

12

1/3/27

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Carrons Wind Farm Ltd.

Dunmoylan, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick

AD HECHP

0.500

13

1/3/34

Killowen Biogas Ltd.

ERAS ECO Ltd.

Foxhole, Youghal, Co. Cork

AD HECHP

0.498

14

1/3/45

Flogas Enterprise Solutions Ltd.

Timoleague AgriGen Ltd.

Barrys Hall, Timoleague, Co. Cork

AD HECHP

0.500

* Note that this plant will have variable biodegradable fuel content, affecting the proportion of its exported electricity eligible for REFIT. This will be estimated ex-ante and will be certified for the purposes of REFIT calculations on an ex-post basis.

** Note exact MWh to receive REFIT in respect of this plant will only be known ex-post.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F101

Substituted (17.12.2025) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 689 of 2025), art. 12 and sch. 3.

Editorial Notes:

E82

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (19.12.2024) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 756 of 2024), art. 6 and sch. 3; substituted as per F-note above.

E83

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (25.07.2024) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) (No. 1) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 377 of 2024), art. 5 and sch. 3; substituted (19.12.2024) as per E-note above.

E84

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (20.02.2023) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 119 of 2023), art. 14 and sch. 4; substituted (25.07.2024) as per E-note above.

E85

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (16.10.2021) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 532 of 2021), art. 3(c) and sch. 3; substituted (20.2.2023) as per E-note above. Note apparent typo in art. 3(c) substituting sch. 2, not sch. 5. Note also reference to previous amendment by Order of 2020, art. 3(c) which appears to refer to S.I. No. 500 of 2020, art. 3(b).

E86

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (2.11.2020) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 500 of 2020), art. 3(b) and sch. 2; substituted (16.10.2021) as per E-note above.

E87

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (29.09.2019) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 497 of 2019), art. 3(c) and sch. 3; substituted (2.11.2020) as per E-note above.

E88

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (27.09.2018) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 403 of 2018), art. 3(e) and sch. 3; substituted (29.09.2019) as per E-note above.

E89

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (13.10.2017) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 459 of 2017), art. 3(b); substituted (27.09.2018) as per E-note above.

E90

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (8.12.2016) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 600 of 2016), art. 3(e); substituted (13.10.2017) as per E-note above.

E91

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (11.12.2015) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 556 of 2015), art. 3(f); substituted (8.12.2016) as per E-note above.

E92

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (19.12.2014) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 603 of 2014), art. 2(g); substituted (11.12.2015) as per E-note above.

E93

Previous affecting provision: schedule substituted (25.10.2013) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 421 of 2013), art. 3(g); substituted (19.12.2014) as per E-note above.

E94

Previous affecting provision: schedule inserted (31.10.2012) by Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Public Service Obligations) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 438 of 2012), art. 2(k); superseded (25.10.2013) as per E-note above.