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title: "Oriel Wind Farm"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/ie-oriel/
identifier: ie-oriel
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Oriel Wind Farm

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/ie-oriel/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 6-22 km off coast of Dundalk, County Louth. Ireland's most advanced Phase 1 project — originally conceived in the 2000s.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland |
| Sea basin | Irish Sea |
| Capacity | 375 MW |
| Turbines | 25 |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Owners | Oriel Windfarm Limited |
| Coordinates | 53.92, -6.06 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2028 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2034 (range 2034–2040) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.623) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2024-05 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2034 (expected)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (Ireland), 2022-12-23 — https://www.maritimeregulator.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2022_MAC_001_Oriel.pdf
- An Coimisiun Pleanala, 2024-05-24 — https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/319799
- JERA Nex, 2024-05 — https://www.jeranex.com/oriel-windfarm-to-lodge-planning-application-this-week/
- EirGrid, 2023-06-14 — https://cms.eirgrid.ie/sites/default/files/publications/ORESS-1-Final-Auction-Results-(OR1FAR).pdf
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), date not stated — https://www.cru.ie/publications/27629/
- ESB, 2019-01-22 — https://esb.ie/news---insights/press-releases/article/2019/01/22/parkwind-and-esb-to-boost-the-offshore-wind-industry-through-an-agreement-to-develop-two-offshore-wind-farms-at-oriel-and-clogherhead
- JERA Nex bp / Oriel Windfarm Limited, 2024-05 — https://www.orielwindfarm.ie/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), 2026-09-17 — https://www.maritimeregulator.ie/our-work/maritime-area-consents/applications-determinations/
- JERA Nex, 2024-05 — https://www.jeranex.com/oriel-windfarm-to-lodge-planning-application-this-week/
- Government of Ireland (gov.ie), 2024-05 — https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/publications/future-framework-for-offshore-renewable-energy/

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