The European Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed engineering and design firm Cowi to advise the Irish government on a nationwide strategy for district heating, a move intended to underpin as much as €4bn (£3.5bn) of infrastructure investment by 2035.
The advisory mandate, commissioned through the EIB’s InvestEU Advisory Hub, tasks Cowi with producing an investment and implementation plan for district heating across Ireland with a particular focus on Dublin and Cork. The work is being carried out in partnership with the Department of Climate, Energy & Environment (DCEE) and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).