Alex Blanckley appointed Head of Irish Power Markets at LCP Delta
Energy transition
LCP Delta has appointed Alex Blanckley as Head of Irish Power Markets, a newly created role supporting the company’s continued growth in Ireland and across Europe.
The appointment comes at a pivotal time for the Irish electricity market. Ireland is targeting 80% renewable electricity by 2030, while growing demand, major investment in grid infrastructure and recent reforms to the energy storage market are creating new opportunities and challenges for utilities, developers and investors. Prior to joining LCP Delta, Alex was a senior principal in AFRY’s Irish power market team, advising a range of clients with interests in the energy transition, including utilities, developers, network operators and infrastructure investors. Prior to this, Alex worked in equity research and investment.
The Irish power market is undergoing a rapid transformation. Electricity demand has been growing, driven by increased data centre consumption, and is expected to growth further driven by data centres, EVs and heat pumps. This growth requires additional generation capacity, with significant volumes of new peakers, batteries and renewables being contracted and built. It will also require a transformation of demand-side flexibility across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
While we have supported clients in the Irish market for a number of years, the challenges the market is now facing, particularly in light of data centre build out, means we are stepping up our commitment and I can think of no better person to lead this than Alex. Alex is a deep expert in the Irish power market and has worked with many different types of organisations and operators, helping them to navigate the energy transition. This represents another step in our growth across European markets, where we now support clients across a dozen countries.
Rajiv Gogna Head of LCP Delta
