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1,125 active companies in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning. 95 registered in the last 12 months. List and filter them →

1,125 active Irish companies in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning. 95 were set up in the past year (8.4% of the stock) and 3.3% dissolved. 48% are registered in Dublin.

16th of 21 sectors by size20th of 21 by start-up rate19th of 21 by dissolution rate18th of 21 by filing on time
Active companies
1,125
Ireland: 323,632
Median filing delay
273 days
Ireland: 273 days
Annual returns overdue
7.8%
Ireland: 11.2%
Foreign parent
7
of 71 with an LEI

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Where and when

New companies per year

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Sector economy

Official statistics for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning: business surveys (European Commission) and the CSO. A tag shows when the CSO only publishes the figure for a wider group.

People employed
24,300
-2.8% on a year · 2026 Q2
Average weekly earnings
€1,223
-8.4% on a year · Ireland €1,047 Electricity, water supply and waste management
Job vacancy rate
0.8%
Ireland 1.3% · 2026 Q2 Industry
Enterprises (CSO)
1,008
12.7% new in 2024 · 13 people each on average
Still trading after 5 years
42.1%
of firms born 2019 · all sectors 53.2%

Sources: European Commission, Business and Consumer Surveys; CSO BRA31, BRA36, BRA34, EHQ15, EHQ03, EHQ16, QES01, MIM05, RSM08, MSI03, WPM35, SPP10, AIA30, ANA09, BAA14, TEC02, JCQ01, EINO09, BPA36, DEA07, CIRGDP04 (CC BY 4.0).

All measures

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Company base

Active companies
1,125
16th of 21 sectors
New companies, 12 months
95
16th of 21 sectors
Formation rate
8.4%
20th of 21 sectors
Dissolution rate
3.3%
19th of 21 sectors
Net formation rate
5.2%
18th of 21 sectors
In liquidation or strike-off
2.3%
19th of 21 sectors

Filing behaviour

Median filing delay
273 days
4th of 21 sectors
Accounts filed late
7.1%
3rd of 21 sectors
Annual return overdue
7.8%
20th of 21 sectors
Filings on time (3 years)
92.6%
18th of 21 sectors
Filing discipline score
82.0
13th of 21 sectors
December year end
68.8%
4th of 21 sectors
Changed year end
1.9%
18th of 21 sectors

Structure

Limited by guarantee (CLG)
0.9%
13th of 21 sectors
Designated activity (DAC)
8.0%
2nd of 21 sectors
Unlimited companies
0.2%
18th of 21 sectors
At a mass registered address
31.6%
2nd of 21 sectors
Registered in Dublin
48.4%
5th of 21 sectors
County concentration (HHI)
2,656
5th of 21 sectors
Have an LEI
6.3%
2nd of 21 sectors
Foreign parent (LEI data)
0.6%
2nd of 21 sectors

Links

Employment permits per 1,000 companies
13.3
19th of 21 sectors
Public contracts won
€40m
15th of 18 sectors
Companies with public contracts
1.0%
6th of 21 sectors
Enforcement notices per 1,000
0.0
19th of 21 sectors

Labour (CSO)

People employed
24,300
15th of 20 sectors
Employment growth
-2.8%
11th of 15 sectors

Enterprise demography (CSO)

Enterprises (CSO)
1,008
15th of 16 sectors
Enterprise birth rate
12.7%
2nd of 16 sectors
Five-year survival
42.1%
14th of 15 sectors
Companies per 100 enterprises
112.0
2nd of 16 sectors

Trade and investment (CSO)

Goods exports
€0.0bn
13th of 13 sectors
Goods-exporting enterprises
23
13th of 13 sectors

Sub-sectors

ActivityCompaniesNew (12m)Median filing delayReturns overdueEmployed (CSO)Weekly earningsEU confidence
Electricity and gas supply1,12595273 days7.8% 24,300––

Employment and earnings shown only where the CSO publishes the activity on its own. EU confidence: balance, latest month.

Newest companies

CompanyCountyRegistered
H&H RENEWABLES KILLALA LIMITEDMayo12 Nov 2026
FUTURE DYNAMIC RENEWABLES LIMITEDGalway11 Nov 2026
CCL SOLAR IRELAND LIMITEDDublin6 Nov 2026
HACKETSTOWN WIND FARM LIMITEDDublin5 Nov 2026
IRISH SOLAR FARM CREATION LIMITEDCarlow5 Nov 2026
SMITHSTOWN SOLAR FARM LIMITEDDublin30 Oct 2026
FAHYBEG WINDFARM LIMITEDKilkenny30 Oct 2026
IRISH NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION LIMITEDDublin28 Oct 2026
BALLIVOR WIND FARM DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYKildare20 Oct 2026
DRUMSKELLAN WIND FARM LIMITEDDonegal9 Oct 2026
BUDGET MONKEY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDMayo1 Oct 2026
O MUIREADHAIGH SEIRBHISI TEORANTAOffaly28 Sep 2026
GREEN ACRE SOLAR LIMITEDKildare14 Sep 2026
GARRYVOE TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDCork9 Sep 2026
INPIPE ENERGY IRELAND LIMITEDDublin7 Sep 2026
RHODE ENERGY TRANSITION LIMITEDDublin7 Sep 2026
FT RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITEDMeath4 Sep 2026
LJM ENERGY LIMITEDMayo2 Sep 2026
FLIPPED ENERGY IRELAND LIMITEDDublin20 Aug 2026
CAPEL ENERGY TRANSITION HOLDINGS LIMITEDDublin18 Aug 2026
AVEN SOLAR LIMITEDDublin12 Aug 2026
KILNAFURRERY WIND FARM LIMITEDGalway11 Aug 2026
BALLYLEA WIND FARM LIMITEDGalway11 Aug 2026
TURE WIND FARM LIMITEDDonegal29 Jul 2026
FRONTIER ENERGY 145 LIMITEDDublin28 Jul 2026
WATERFORD SOLAR SOLUTIONS LIMITEDWaterford28 Jul 2026
WESSSOLAR LIMITEDWexford27 Jul 2026
OWENINNY WIND FARM POWER 3 SUPPLY DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYKildare24 Jul 2026
KEILOGE ENERGY LIMITEDDublin22 Jul 2026
DORTIZ ENERGY LIMITEDDublin22 Jul 2026
ANNACOTTY SOLAR ENERGY LIMITEDLimerick20 Jul 2026
BALLYVOUSKILL WIND FARM LIMITEDDublin17 Jul 2026
SIORSOL LIMITEDMonaghan16 Jul 2026
LISHEEN FLEXPOWER LIMITEDDublin15 Jul 2026
KEN FOX ELECTRICAL LIMITEDDublin10 Jul 2026
BNG SOLAR AND BESS LIMITEDDublin7 Jul 2026
GREENFISH AGU SPV 1 LIMITEDDublin7 Jul 2026
OBM BESS LIMITEDDublin7 Jul 2026
GREENFISH DSU SPV 2 LIMITEDDublin7 Jul 2026
LINE HYDROGEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYDublin2 Jul 2026

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Source: CRO open data. Sector from the company's declared NACE code; county from its registered office.

CRO records an activity code (NACE) for 64.1% of active companies (99.2% of those under 5 years old, 99.5% of those 5 to 10 years old, 12.2% of those over 10 years old), so company counts by sector cover the coded companies, which skew young.

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