Grid Development

Dublin city’s electricity infrastructure is ageing and reaching its end of life. We need to upgrade it so that Dublin can continue to develop and thrive, while increasingly using power from renewable sources. When the Central Dublin Substation is built, it will allow us to ensure a reliable and secure supply of electricity for people in central Dublin for years to come. There are already almost 200 substations serving Ireland’s electricity grid, located in cities and across the country.

​The Government’s ‘Climate Action Plan 2024 - CAP 24’, prepared under the ‘Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015’, as amended, sets out key targets for the electricity sector, including a requirement to “accelerate renewable electricity generation in order to reach 80% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030, through the expansion of onshore wind and solar energy generation, developing offshore renewable generation, and delivering additional grid infrastructure”.

In accordance with Article 6(3) of the EU Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and Regulation 42(1) of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 as amended (‘The Regulations’), EirGrid has undertaken Appropriate Assessment (AA) screening to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge and the conservation objectives of relevant European sites, if the proposed Maynooth-Turlough Hill [Exempted Development (‘the proposed development’) individually or in combination with other plans or projects would be likely to have a significant effect (s) on a European site(

This report has been compiled to provide stakeholders with an overview of the transmission development programme as at the end of calendar year 2022, and highlight how each of the six steps works, by reference to 2022 projects.

The project recorded a major milestone in March, with essential onshore cable ducting works being successfully completed at the beach section of Claycastle Beach, Youghal.

EirGrid is now holding the first phase of consultation of the Kildare Dublin Grid Reinforcement Project.

Bhíomar i dteagmháil leat cheana i mí na Samhna 2024 chun EirGrid, agus ár gcuid pleananna chun an eangach leictreachais i do cheantar a threisiú, a chur faoi do bhráid. Tá comhairliúchán poiblí á reáchtáil ag EirGrid anois maidir leis an gcéad chéim de Thionscadal Treisithe Eangaí Cill Dara - Baile Átha Cliath. Sa chéad chéim seo den chomhairliúchán, cinnfear cá háit go díreach a mbeidh an dá fhostáisiún nua suite i gceantar Chontae Átha Cliath Thiar agus Chontae Chill Dara Thoir.