A major workshop is to take place in Dublin on Tuesday, 17 October, during Climate Action Week.

The event will take place in the Clayton Hotel in Ballsbridge to explore opportunities to develop micro-generation of electricity in Ireland.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, said: "It is opportune now to research how micro-generation of electricity becomes a natural part of Ireland's energy landscape. To that end I am today announcing an important element of that research process – a workshop that gathers all the key players, including, and importantly community groups and individual citizens. The development of community and citizen led energy projects is something that I feel strongly about and I believe this workshop builds on this ambition in a very meaningful way.

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"It is only when we have this common appreciation of the main challenges that we can start to examine potential solutions to overcome them. The workshop will present an opportunity to further investigate micro-generation, taking into account the economic evidence, support options, EU policy including regulation and other constraints such as grid considerations."

(CD/LM)