Greener Possibilities Fund

In our efforts to support communities in addressing climate change, Energia Group’s Greener Possibilities Fund has to date, supported 15 charities and awarded over €400,000 in the support of communities across the island of Ireland. In its second year running and aligned to UN SDG: 11 Sustainable Communities and SDG 13: Climate Action, the Fund has supported four charities namely, Global Action Plan Ireland and FoodCloud in ROI and Grow NI and Keep NI Beautiful in NI.

Community Benefit Funds

As well as the community focused engagement and programmes in the areas where we develop, construct our renewable energy developments, we seek to support the energy transition in these communities through investments facilitated by our Wind Farm Community Benefit Funds.

To date, through our benefit funds, sponsorships and household payment schemes, we have invested over €5 million in local communities, a level of support we are very proud of. With a focus on impact, in FY25, our funds supported over 120 community projects with an estimated reach of over 80,000 participants and service users.

These projects focused on specific local community needs, community groups, voluntary organisations and environmental projects situated near our operational wind energy developments.

Helping Hands

Helping Hands enables employees to take a more personal approach to community support, by backing local groups, sports teams and initiatives that they are connected to. Open to all Energia Group employees, the scheme provides financial support for practical needs, such as purchasing equipment or supporting the delivery of local events. In FY26, under the Helping Hands scheme, almost 300 grants were awarded to community associations, charities, and clubs equating to €35,000 in ROI and £60,000 in Northern Ireland of financial support.

Partnering with Charities

Partnering with charities, locally and nationally, remains a key part of how Energia Group supports the communities we serve. By working alongside trusted charity partners, we bring employees, customers and stakeholders together to deliver support that is practical, responsive and focused on real needs. In FY26, Power NI continued its partnership with Age NI to help older people reduce energy use at home. During FY26, we built further on our strategic partnership with the NOW Group. As a social enterprise supporting people with learning difficulties and autism, NOW works with us across several areas. Energia Group continued to support Co-Operation Ireland, including the Future Leaders programme, and Power NI supported Belfast City Council’s Belfast Business Promise, achieving Member status in 2025, with the aim of targeting Ambassador status in 2026.

Supporting Sports

Sport plays an important role in communities across the island of Ireland, and we are proud to be the title sponsor of the Men’s and Women’s All-Ireland League (AIL), as well as the All-Ireland Junior Cup, a role we have held since 2019. Partnering with Irish Rugby helps us back local clubs and connect with communities, where grassroots teams are a focal point for people of all ages, interests and backgrounds. Working closely with Irish Rugby, we continue to support activity that recognises and celebrates the positive impact that Energia AIL clubs have in towns and communities across Ireland.

As part of our overall commitment to rugby and the promotion of inclusivity, we have partnered with Leinster Rugby to set a goal to grow rugby participation among people with physical or learning difficulties to over 1,000 players in 40 clubs in Leinster by 2028.