As a result, electricity bills would drastically increase by a whopping 378% from December 1, the notice warned.
Apparently, since that date, all boats using Killybegs port “have reverted to using their diesel generators”.
One boat owner, who spoke to Donegal Daily, said the increase in the electricity price adds up to €400 per day to their bills.
“This is just another slap in the face for Killybegs fishermen,” he said.
“As of December 1, every one of us is back using the diesel generators, and we are not even getting a fuel subsidy.
“The electricity was expensive to begin with, this increase is a joke,” he concluded.
The difficulties faced by the fishermen is an example of how green policies may not always be as easy to implement as imagined in at planning stages.
That’s especially true when traditional industries like fishing are already under huge pressure because the State has allowed other countries – many operating huge trawlers – to encroach on Irish fishing waters.
Billions of euro are being thrown at projects which carry any kind of green label, but important food-producing groups feel they have to fight to survive.
It might be time for closer scrutiny of green projects and to give a more sympathetic ear to fishers.