Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm
Located approximately 10 km off County Louth coast in Irish Sea. Part of Parkwind/ESB partnership that also includes Oriel Wind Farm. Announced January 2019.
Status
On Holdlifecycle stage
Location
IrelandIrish Sea
Technology
Capacity
500 MW ◇
Turbines
—
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
No site right ◆
Water depth
23–39 m ≈
Distance from shore
10 km ◇
Wind speed
9.9 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
No agreement ◇
Connection
No grid connection secured. Dependent on DMAP designation. ◇
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD
—
On hold since
2024 ◇
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
For registered readers · register below ↓
Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
For registered readers · register below ↓
Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
For registered readers · register below ↓
Sources & verification
Rests on 8 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 4 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator4
[2]
ESB (Electricity Supply Board)2019-01-22
“Parkwind and ESB have agreed to develop two offshore wind farms at Oriel and Clogherhead... ESB holds foreshore licence for site investigations at Clogherhead, with Parkwind to acquire up to 35% in th…”
supportsBackground
[4]
Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm (ESB / Parkwind)2024
“ESB and Parkwind are collaborating on the Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 10km off the County Louth coast.”
supportsDistance from shoreCoordinates
[5]
[8]
Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)2026-09-02◆ Maritime Area Consents - applications an…
“2022-MAC-001 Oriel Windfarm Limited Louth Permitted Maritime Usage - Offshore Windfarm [...] 2022-MAC-002 [...] 2022-MAC-003/004 [...] 2022-MAC-005 [...] 2022-MAC-006 [...] 2022-MAC-007 [...] MAC24005…”
supportsSite rights
Auction pipeline1
[10]
Government of Ireland (gov.ie)2024-05◆ govie-future-framework
Future Framework — plan-led DMAP auctions; South Coast DMAP sites beyond Tonn Nua to be brought to market.
supportsSouth Coast DMAP Area B (Lí Ban)
Trade press3
[1]
[6]
[7]
Early access