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Bord na Móna Energy Limited harvests 4 million tonnes of milled peat each year at 8 production centres, mainly in the Midlands of Ireland. See Energy Resources Map The peat is harvested from drained and developed peatlands with a gross area of 27 000 hectares. The harvested peat occupies a volume of 14.5 million cubic metres, and is stored on the bogs in long, linear stockpiles with a total length of 1400 km.

The milled peat is supplied to four thermal power plants, owned by the Electricity Supply Board and by Edenderry Power Ltd., for the generation of electricity; to Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, for the manufacture of Bord na Móna Peat Briquettes, and to Bord na Móna Horticulture Limited, for the production of growing media and composts. Most of the milled peat is transported to the market outlets using a narrow gauge railway, with a total network length of 700 km. The rest is transported by road, using sealed articulated trucks. 

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