A 570 and 140 megawatt plant are planned for the county.
Bord na Móna is planning two gas fired power plants in Offaly, potentially earning €85 million a year in capacity payments funded through electricity bills.
The Irish Independent is reporting the 570 Mega Watt baseload and 140 Mega Watt fast response plants aim to secure power supply when renewable output falls.
Data centres, including Amazon, are driving demand, already using 22% of Ireland’s electricity.
Environmental groups are warning the capacity market is costly and should exclude gas for data centres.
Payments could continue for 10 years, pending European Commission approval.
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