Part A This is a plain English summary of the All-Island Resource Adequacy Assessment with a focus on Ireland. A separate plain English summary is available for Northern Ireland. Part B This is the main report of the All-Island Resource Adequacy Assessment, meeting EirGrid’s statutory and SONI’s licence requirements in addition to relevant European regulatory requirements. This All-Island Resource Adequacy Assessment has been approved by the Utility Regulator in Northern Ireland, in accordance with the SONI licence requirement.

The Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE) in Ireland for the five months of the winter period being studied is 3.6 hours. The LOLE has reduced from 21 hours last winter and 51 hours the previous winter; however, it remains just outside the three hours per year standard.

The grid requires unprecedented change in the lead up to
2030.The main objective of the Shaping Our Electricity
Future Roadmap Version 1.1 Plain English Summary is to
outline how we can make the grid ready so that 80% of
Ireland’s and Northern Ireland’s electricity can come from
renewable sources, like the wind and sun, by 2030.