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  • To do: Is your trip switch off or a fuse blown? Turn off your appliances, then reset the switch or replace the fuse.
  • To do: It trips again? Switch the circuit breakers back on one by one to find the faulty circuit.
  • To do: Outside meter cabinet? Check that its circuit breaker switch is in the on position.
  • To do: Do your neighbours have power? If so, the fault is in your home's wiring: call an electrician.
  • To do: Whole area without power? Check ESB Networks' PowerCheck map or call 1800 372 999.
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ESB Networks network

esbnetworks.ieUpdated 04/10/2026

ESB Networks, part of the state-owned ESB group, is the only electricity distribution operator in the Republic of Ireland. It also builds and maintains the transmission grid, which EirGrid operates. It sells no electricity: customers pay their supplier.

Electricity network

Activities
DistributionTransmission
Customers
2.5 M· homes and businesses, 2025
Smart meters
80%+· of households, over 2 M meters, Sep 2025
Outage time
131.7 min· CML 2025, excl. storm days
Outages
147.3· CI per 100 customers, 2025, excl. storm days
Network length
172,000 km· 13% underground
Coverage
National
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Connacht
  • Cavan
  • Donegal
  • Monaghan

The whole Republic of Ireland. The CRU targets for 2025 were 76.6 minutes and 110.6 interruptions.

SourceESB Networks · our networkESB Networks · distribution annual performance report 2025ESB · two million smart meters installed