As a new years gift and in honour of this being our 50th episode we have a special one for you today. Welcome to this 'reeling in the year' episode where we have handpicked the top stories from each month across the year for your entertainment purposes only! I hope this can bring back feelings of happiness and pride for what we as an industry achieved in the last year because what a year 2025 was.

• CRU publishes its decision on a new electricity connection policy for data centres
• The european commission publishes new grid package to boost renewable development.

• Ireland publishes ambitious infrastructure action plan
• IWFA conference in Kilkenny asks for changes to S-RESS

• County Clare named as site for strategic gas reserve
• ESB and Ørsted announced as winners of the O-RESS 2.1 auction.

• CRU announcement on ECP-GSS,
• investment in late stage biomethane plant and
• Ireland at cop 30.

On this weeks episode:

• The scheduling and dispatch programme goes live,
• North-south interconnector out for tender
• The government to bring to cabinet, a proposal for emergency powers which bypass the planning processes and fast-track key infrastructure projects

Justice Richard Humphrey dismisses a JR, Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company investment in Simply Blue Group and a government fund is launched to accelerate district heating in ireland.

RE awards winner, John Collison on infrastructure and ACPs Q3 update

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

Welcome to 'The Irish Energy Update' – the podcast that's your go-to source for the latest news in Ireland's dynamic energy sector - delivered in just 5 minutes or less!

Experience the thrill of staying ahead of the curve, the confidence to make informed decisions, and the satisfaction of being a driving force in Ireland's energy sector – all within a podcast that fits seamlessly into your daily life!

On the final episode of season 2:

• CRU releases Proposed Decision Paper on the future grid connection policy ECP GSS

• Details of the work that is underway on offshore DMAPs by the minister

• Estimate from MKO that tehre is up to 9.4 GW of onshore wind generation potential in Ireland outside of the 9 GWs which is either operational or in the pipeline

In the same week that the irish government presented at wind europe in copenhagen on its progress to date on its offshore wind industrial stargey and Eirgird announced its €1 bn procurement programme to help connect offshore power projects to the grid Corio has announced that it was shelving its sceirdre rocks project. 

Its the 1st of April, and on todays Irish energy update..

• CRU announce a snap grid connnection round called ECP 2.5.1 which closes for applicants within 2 weeks

• SEAI report launched at the energy estimates that Ireland's energy transition will drive up to €19 billion per year of new business by 2030.

• And ABP withdraw application for appeal on Shannon LNG while its owners New fortress announce their plans for a hyper scale data centre in Ireland.