Tirlán and ESB partner on 8MW solar farm to power Ballyragget dairy facility
Paul Moloney, customer solutions manager, ESB SES; John Finlay, utilities excellence and sustainability manager, Tirlán; Lisa Koep, chief ESG officer, Tirlán; John Murphy, Tirlán chairperson; Colm O’Callaghan, customer solutions manager, ESB SES; Jim O’Neill, chief operating and consumer officer, Tirlán; Alan Kealy, delivery team manager, ESB SES; and Mark Power, site manager, Tirlán Ballyragget.
Tirlán has commenced work on a major renewable energy project at its multi-purpose integrated dairy processing facility in Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny.
The 6.5ha, 8MWp ground-mounted solar farm is being delivered in partnership with ESB’s Smart Energy Services and is expected to be completed in early 2026. It will reduce the site’s carbon footprint and its reliance on grid electricity.
