SUBMISSION OF SUMMARY REPORT With regards to the Contract CA 209 04
SUBMISSION OF SUMMARY REPORT With regards to the Contract CA 209 04 Addressed to Dr. Leslie Bryans
Meath-Tyrone 400kV Interconnection Development Tower Outline Evaluation and Selection Report
EirGrid and NIE have commissioned ESBI, SAE Power Lines, and AECOM (formally know as Faber
Maunsell) to perform various studies on a number of 400kV tower designs to determine which design is
technically and aesthetically suitable to employ on the new Meath-Tyrone 400kV Interconnection
Development.
Assessment of the Technical Issues relating to Significant Amounts of EHV Underground Cable in the All-island Electricity Transmission System Summary Report
THE REPORT AND THE CONSULTANT: The contract for producing the Technical
Report on the use of extra high voltage (EHV) cables in the island networks was
awarded to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) following an open
tendering process.
Assessment of the Technical Issues relating to Significant Amounts of EHV Underground Cable in the All-island Electricity Transmission System Public Report
TEPCO has carried out the following studies in order to evaluate the effect of cable
installations on the NIE/EirGrid network:
Part 1: Evaluation of the potential impact on the all-island transmission system of significant
lengths of EHV underground cable, either individually or in aggregate
Part 2: Feasibility study on the 400 kV Woodland � Kingscourt � Turleenan line as AC EHV
underground cables for the entire length
Part 3: Feasibility study of the 400 kV Woodland � Kingscourt � Turleenan line as mixed OHL /
underground cable
Assessment of the Technical Issues relating to Significant Amounts of EHV Underground Cable in the All-island Electricity Transmission System Summary Report November 2009
Technical Report on using EHV cables as alternatives to Overhead Lines
Assessment of the Technical Issues relating to Significant Amounts of EHV Underground Cable in the All-island Electricity Transmission System Public Report November 2009
TEPCO has carried out the following studies in order to evaluate the effect of cable
installations on the NIE/EirGrid network:
Part 1: Evaluation of the potential impact on the all-island transmission system of significant
lengths of EHV underground cable, either individually or in aggregate
Part 2: Feasibility study on the 400 kV Woodland � Kingscourt � Turleenan line as AC EHV
underground cables for the entire length
Part 3: Feasibility study of the 400 kV Woodland � Kingscourt � Turleenan line as mixed OHL /
underground cable
Interconnection Economic Feasibility Report
This report examines the economic feasibility of interconnection between the island of Ireland and Great Britain or France.
LAOIS � KILKENNY REINFORCEMENT PROJECT: PROPOSED LAOIS�KILKENNY ELECTRICITY REINFORCEMENT SCHEME PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON A CONSTRAINTS STUDY AREA
Constraints map for public input by way of comments, information, submissions or queries.The input into the
constraints map will allow the procedure to the next stage in the process which is to identify potential route corridors within the study area.
Investigating the Impact of HVdc Schemes in the Irish Transmission Network Report R1116.03.04 Final Report
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of HVdc schemes in the Irish Network and to compare these HVdc schemes to equivalent AC solutions for various scenarios. Four scenarios were investigated to compare various AC and HVdc schemes,
EirGrid tells council planning application to be lodged before year end Monday
EirGrid has told a meeting of Monaghan County Council that it plans to submit a planning
application for the Meath � Tyrone 400kV Interconnection Development project before the
end of the year.