Wind turbine parts at a port: moving heavy energy equipment by road poses a problem for Government and hauliers. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

Proposed rules for transporting extra-heavy loads on Irish roads will affect efforts to boost electricity supplies and put a strain on climate targets, hauliers warn.

Electricity companies are looking to move equipment weighing up to 730 tonnes as the Republic races to tackle an energy shortage whil

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