Large items such as wind turbine parts are notoriously difficult to transport by road. Photograph: Darren Staples/Bloomberg

A clampdown on the transport of extra-heavy loads on Irish roads is slowing new power plant development and threatening to boost electricity bills, energy industry figures warn.

The push to meet the Republic’s surging electricity demand and hit climate targets has increased the need to transport “abnormally” heavy equipmen

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