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'Dismay' as rural power plant gets the go-ahead in Co Meath town

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Residents and campaigners have expressed deep shock after Meath County Council granted permission for a gas-fuelled power plant in Kentstown. The back-up power station is known as a ‘peaking plant’ and is designed to run only during periods when electricity demand peaks. The proposed development at Curraghtown, Brownstown, Co. Meath, will span a 19-acre site and consist of three open-cycle gas turbine generators, each with a 30-meter-high stack.…
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'Dismay' as rural power plant gets the go-ahead in Co Meath town

Residents and campaigners have expressed deep shock after Meath County Council granted permission for a gas-fuelled power plant in Kentstown. The back-up power station is known as a ‘peaking plant’ and is designed to run only during periods when electricity demand peaks. The proposed development at Curraghtown, Brownstown, Co. Meath, will span a 19-acre site and consist of three open-cycle gas turbine generators, each with a 30-meter-high stack.…

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Extra.ie broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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