An ambitious hydro electric power plant in Tipperary has moved a further step closer.
The Silvermines Hydro-electric Station is part of over 150 EU ‘Projects of Common Interest’, some of which have come under scrutiny from MEPs.
A motion to veto a range of fossil fuel energy projects on the list, including the controversial Shannon LNG Terminal in Kerry, was defeated however by the European Parliament by 443 votes to 169.
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Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly was one of those to vote down the motion:
