The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has welcomed Cabinet approval for plans to accelerate the delivery of 5GW.
Taxpayers could be left with a massive €800m-plus bill to ensure there is enough emergency power to keep the lights on as the threat of winter blackouts loom.
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