Ireland: Energy Law

Ireland's Draft Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025 introduces a new framework requiring fossil fuel suppliers to ensure a prescribed percentage of heating energy comes from renewable sources, mirroring...

The Private Wires Bill 2025 - only the General Scheme of the Bill has been published to date. This was submitted to the Joint Committee for review.

The Irish High Court has ruled that arbitration clauses do not prevent creditors from presenting winding-up petitions when debts are genuinely disputed.

The Council of the European Union (the “Council”) has approved the amended European Climate Law (the “European Climate Law”) and published Regulation (EU) 2026/667 (the “Regulation”) in respect of the 2040 intermediate climate target. The European Climate Law, with direct effect in Ireland, was first adopted in 2021 and established the EU’s long-term climate policy framework in line with the Paris Agreement.

The European Commission adopted the State aid Land and Multimodal Transport Guidelines and the State aid Transport Block Exemption Regulation on 16 March 2026...

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

The promise of clean energy, economic growth and climate leadership is undeniable.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) recently published its long-awaited decision paper on the Large Energy Users Connection Policy, marking a significant development for data centre developers and other major electricity users in Ireland.

The initial decision on non-price criteria is available: Initial Decision on NZIA RESS (257 KB). We consider the decision in our briefing: Renewable Energy Update: Non-Price Criteria Decision.