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EirGrid – Gate 3 Liaison Group
Aidan Corcoran, Grid25 Programme Manager
Presentation to Gate 3 Liaison Group, 21st September 2010
Previous Update
• Grid25/Challenge
• Implementation and Work Streams
– Reorganisation
– Planning/Environmental Policy
– Stakeholder/Strategic Consultation
– Ongoing Projects
– Major New Regional Projects
EirGrid Organisational Change
• Programme Management Office
– Coordinate the delivery of the Grid 25
Programme
– Monitoring and reporting
– Specialist support and training
– Stakeholder Interaction
• Three Regional Groups
Planning Environmental Policy
•Strategic Infrastructure Act
•Regional Planning Guidelines
•County Development Plans
•Habitats Guidelines
•Strategic Environmental Assessment
•An Bord Pleanala
Stakeholder/Public Engagement
• National Forum
– Dublin
• Regional Forums
– Killarney
– Castlebar, Carlow, Waterford
• Open Days
– Millstreet
– Macroom
– Tarbert
– Portlaoise
– Kilkenny
– Listowel
Strategy Prior to Public Consultation on a
scheme
•Continue to Build Awareness
•Continue strategic input to Policy
•Complete SEA Process
•National Stakeholder Forum
oDevelop National/EirGrid Policy Guidelines
•Regional Stakeholder Forum
•Regional Consultation
•Commence Consultation of Schemes
•September 10
Transmission Projects Under Analysis for
Price Review 3 ( 2011-2015)
400 kV / 220 kV/ 110 kV
No. of New Stations 13
Overhead Line 1200 km
Underground Cable 100 km
No. of New
Transformers
30
No. of New
Capacitor Banks
14
Uprates 1900 km
•September 10
Transmission Projects in Progress
400 kV / 220 kV/ 110 kV
No. of New Stations 16
Overhead Line 610 km
Underground Cable 33.1 km
No. of New Transformers 17
No. of New Capacitor Banks 12
Uprates 665 km
•September 10
• Tarbert - Moneypoint
Cable Project
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110 kV
•Planning
•September 10
Tarbert - Moneypoint Cable Project•Project Driver:
•Provide export capacity for wind in the South West,
•allow connection of ShannonLNG and retire Tarbert
•110kV Station.
•Project Details:
•3km of 220kV Subsea Cable
•1 new 220kV/110kV station at Kilpaddoge
•2 new cable bays in Moneypoint
•10km of underground cable
•Project Value: €51m
•Planning Permission:
•One foreshore licence application,
•Submitted Q1 2010
•Estimated completion date: July 2013
•ation
•March 2010
•September 10
• North Kerry 220kV Project -New 220kV Station including Shallow
Connection for Athea phase II, Dromada, &
Cloghboola
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110 kV
•Generator Connection Projects
•Planning
•September 10
North Kerry 220kV Project - New 220kV Station
•March 2010
•Project Driver:
•Non Contestable Generator Connection Project
•Shallow connection for Gate 2
•Project Details:
•220kV bays: 5 (2 bays are for a coupler)
•220/110kV trafo: 1
•110kV bays: 7 (2 bays are for a coupler)
•OHL: circa 5.5km
•Project Value:€47.4m
•Planning Status:
•Planning Lodgement: Q1 2011
•Estimated completion date: Q2 2014
•September 10
• Millstreet 220/110
kV station
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110kV
•Generator Connection Projects
•Planning
Millstreet 220/110 kV station
•March 2010
•Project Driver:
•Non Contestable Generator Connection Project.
•Shallow connection for Gate 2.
•Project Details:
•In Ballyvouskill:
•220kV bays: 5 (2 bays are for a coupler)
•220/110kV trafo: 1
•110kV bays: 5 (2 bays are for a coupler)
• Also in Garrow:
•110kV bays: 6 (2 bays are for a coupler)
•OHL: circa 12km
•Project Value:€25m
•Planning Status:
•Estimated Planning Lodgement: Q1 2011
•Estimated completion date: Q4 2014
September 10
• Srananagh
220kV Station
and Line
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110 kV
•Construction
September 10
Srananagh 220kV Station and Line•Project Drivers:
•Reinforcement of the network in the north west area
•Project Details:
•220kV Station:1
•250 MVA Trafo:1
•220kV bays:3
•220 kV Overhead Line: 56 km
•110 kV Overhead Line: 49 km
•Project Value:€66m
•Project Construction Status:
•220 kV Overhead Line: 75%
•110 kV Overhead Line: 100%
•Project Wayleave Status:
•80% Waylweaves cleared
•Estimated Completion date: December 2011
•March 2010
September 10
• Tarbert-Tralee No.2
110kV New Line
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110kV
•Construction
September 10
Tarbert-Tralee No.2 110kV New Line
•March 2010
•Project Driver:
•This is needed to overcome 110 kV line overloads
and voltage collapse in the Tralee area.
•Project Details:
•110 kV bays: 2110 kV line: 47km
•Project Value: €28.3
•Construction Status:
•Construction due to start in the coming weeks.
•Wayleave Status:
•100% Wayleaves complete
•Estimated completion date: November 2011
September 10
Meath – Tyrone 400kV
Interconnector
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110 kV
•Planning
September 10
Meath – Tyrone 400kV Project
•Project Drivers:
•-Interconnection with Northern Ireland
•-Security of supply to North East
•-Integration of renewables
•Project Details:
•400kV Overhead Line:140km
•New 400/220 kV AIS/GIS Substation at Moyhill, Co. Meath.
•Project Value: €180m
•Planning Permission
•-Planning application submitted18th December 2009.
•-Statutory Consultation completed 12th March 2010.
•-Approx 800 submissions received.
•-Oral Hearing held by An Bord Pleanála in April –June 2010.
•-Application withdrawn.
•Estimated completion date: 2014
•March 2010
September 10
• Loughteeog
400kV Station –
New Station
•Planned Transmission System
•400kV, 220kV & 110kV
•Planning
Loughteeog 400kV Station – New Station
•March 2010
•Project Driver:•Reinforcement will deal with voltage problems in the Carlow, Kilkenny and Laois areas
•Project Details:•400 kV Station
•400 kV bays: 5
•400 kV busbar
•110 kV Station:
•110 kV bays: 7
•110 kV busbar
•In other 110 kV stations
•110 kV bays: 5
•110 kV OHL: 30km
•Project Value:€70.4m
•Planning Status:
•Planning Permission submission target: Q1 2011
•Construction start target: 2012
•Estimated completion date: 2014
Ploughing Championship
• Questions?