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Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney today turned the sod on Amarenco’s first Solar Farm in County Cork. Kilmoney 5MW Solar Farm is the first of near 20 investments ear-marked for County Cork over the next four years. The total investment will be €200m and the first €40m of Solar Farms are now in construction with four other plants underway at Mallow, Whitechurch, Inniscarra and Kanturk.

John Mullins, Executive Chairman of Amarenco stated:

“It is a great honour to have Minister Coveney turn the sod on this project in his own back yard. This plant combined with Amarenco’s other investments in Solar Farms will assist the Irish Energy Sector reach its legally binding targets by 2030. These plants will bring clean renewable energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers in the State. Amarenco will be engaging in community supports with all communities where we construct Solar Farms.”

Ronan Murphy, MD, Amarenco in Ireland stated:

“We are very thankful to all who have supported these projects over the years, and we particularly wish to thank our contractors, Greencells and Mainline Group and our planning consultants McCutcheon Halley.”

Minister Coveney said at the event:

“I am very pleased to support the first solar farm of scale to be built in Cork by Amarenco.

Solar will play a significant part of Ireland’s renewable future. Through a combination of wind and solar, Ireland has the capacity to generate significantly more electricity than our own grid requires, by harnessing renewable resources.

The future for renewables in Ireland is positive. Within the next decade Ireland will become a significant exporter of clean, green energy to the rest of Europe.

Today is an important beginning.”