ESB Group delivered what it called a “robust” set of financial results for 2025 this week.
Profit after tax, at €609m, was 10% lower than the previous year, a drop which the company said reflected the impact from storm Éowyn in January 2025.
The company said it spent €2.7bn on capital investment during the year, a €500m increase on 2024 spending. ESB will pay a dividend of €149m.
Carbon efforts
During 2025 coal-power generation was ended at Moneypoint while 573MW of renewable generation and 83MW energy storage were connected to the network, further reducing the carbon intensity of its electricity production.
2025 also saw the Irish Government make an equity investment of €1.5bn in the company which the ESB said will help support the delivery of over €13bn of capital investment in the 2026-2030 period.
Paul Stapleton, ESB’s chief financial officer, said: “The results today reflect ESB’s continued commitment to delivering substantial investment in critical energy infrastructure for our economy, our society and our customers.”
He added that, given events internationally, “wholesale energy prices have been volatile and remain at higher levels than those seen before the 2022/23 energy crisis”.
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