Community Benefit Fund - Information Evening
Sundew Solar DAC is delighted to announce that the Timahoe North Solar Farm Community Benefit Fund (The Fund”) will open on the 13th of January 2026 for applications.
In advance of the Fund opening, the Timahoe North Solar Farm Community Benefit Fund Team are hosting a community information evening. This session will be an opportunity for local community groups and prospective applicants to learn more about the Fund and how to apply, and to ask questions to the Fund Administrators, SECAD Partnership CLG.
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Timahoe North Solar Farm
Two of Ireland's leading energy providers, BnM and ESB, have constructed of a new solar farm at Timahoe North, Co. Kildare, as part of a wider solar energy co-development agreement between the two companies. Timahoe North Solar Farm is the first large scale solar project that BnM and ESB will bring to fruition as part of their respective renewable energy portfolios.
This development follows the successful outcome for BnM and ESB in the governments Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS 2) auction.
Timahoe North Solar Farm is part of a significant co-development agreement between BnM and ESB to develop solar power across four midlands locations in Kildare, Offaly and Roscommon. This agreement will collectively deliver up to 500 MW of power- from solar farms based on BnM lands.