Grid Development

The Industry Engagement Plan aims to provide clarity and timelines to potential Offshore Windfarm (OWF) Developers regarding EirGrid’s proposed engagement arrangements before, during, and after the ORESS Tonn Nua auction, as outlined in the CRU Decision Paper CRU20241243 (Grid Connection Pathway for Phase 2). This document is designed to facilitate collaborative efforts between OWF Developers and EirGrid in delivering the Project in Area A (Tonn Nua) of the SC-DMAP.

This newsletter will bring you up to date on the current works in Ireland and France, including steel works and cable installation, community benefit funding and other topics related to the successful delivery of this strategic energy project.

Powering Up Wicklow is a critical programme that will strengthen key electricity infrastructure in Wicklow and the surrounding areas, helping to make Ireland ‘renewable ready’. This programme will help deliver a consistent and reliable supply of electricity for Wicklow. Powering Up Wicklow requires the installation of a replacement transmission substation in Arklow, adjacent to an existing substation that is approaching end of life.

This Strategic Framework document allows the planned grid development projects in the NWR to be understood in a regional context, showing the interdependencies of the projects, challenges within the region, how grid development is part of the economic development of the region

Minutes from the June 2024 meeting of the Laois-Kilkenny Community Forum

Minutes from the March 2024 meeting of the Laois-Kilkenny Community Forum

T​he Transmission Development Plan 2024 (TDP 2024) details the grid development projects that are being undertaken by EirGrid to guide investment in the Irish transmission network between 2024 and 2033.

Leagtar béim mhór ar chumhacht na gaoithe amach ón gcósta sa Phlean Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide 2023, agus gealltanas Rialtas na hÉireann go dtiocfaidh suas le 80% d’fhuinneamh na tíre ó fhoinsí in-athnuaite faoi dheireadh 2030. | The Government of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan 2023 places offshore wind power at the centre of the State’s commitment to producing 80% of our energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Tá ról lárnach ag an gcósta theas maidir le fuinneamh amach ón gcósta a chur chun cinn in Éirinn san am atá le teacht agus maidir le heangach leictreachais inbhuanaithe a chruthú le go mbeimid níos neamhspleáiche ó thaobh an fhuinnimh de. Leagtar béim mhór ar chumhacht na gaoithe amach ón gcósta sa Phlean Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide 2023, agus gealltanas Rialtas na hÉireann go dtiocfaidh suas le 80% d’fhuinneamh na tíre ó fhoinsí in-athnuaite faoi dheireadh 2030.