State-fund electricity grid expansion

Headline figure

FF promised State capital for ESB/EirGrid grid build-out. Order of magnitude €1bn/yr additional capital across the decade.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

Fianna Fáil

Policy area

Energy

Underwrites commitment

State-fund electricity grid expansion to cut bills

First stated

2024-11-17

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Searched Fianna Fáil GE2024 Manifesto: "Electricity grid. €2.5 billion will be provided in the form of direct equity injections to support capital spending on grid infrastructure, both on-shore and off-shore.". Manifesto states €2.5bn capital allocation to the electricity grid, not the €1bn annual figure recorded here. The €1bn figure appears to be an estimate of recurring annual spend; the manifesto records a multi-year capital total.

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.