Grid West Electricity Transmission Scheme Study Area Rationale Memorandum Prepared for EirGrid by TOBIN Consulting Engineers

This Memorandum aims to provide a considered view of the appropriate boundaries of a study area for
corridor and route selection between three end nodes of the eventual Grid West development proposal
(a �node� refers to an area within which the end connection will be located).

MAJOR NEW ELECTRICITY POWER LINK FOR LEINSTER & MUNSTER TO ENSURE A SECURE AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE & CLEAN ENERGY PUBLIC CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

Cork, 12TH April 2012: Public consultation starts on the Grid Link Project, an estimated �500 million project planned by EirGrid to upgrade the electricity grid that will deliver a wide range of benefits to the national and regional economies. The development will involve the construction of a new power line linking Leinster and Munster.