Media Release from MaresConnect Interconnector
MaresConnect has been included in the Second EU PCI/PMI List, and recognised as a priority energy infrastructure project MaresConnect is pleased to announce its inclusion in the European Union’s second list of Projects of Common/Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI), confirming its status as a strategic priority within Europe’s evolving energy system. This designation provides the project with…
MaresConnect Limited (MCL) welcomes the positive minded-to decision from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in Ireland regarding its Initial Project Assessment (IPA) of the MaresConnect interconnector. The CRU decision reflects the Irish Government Policy of 2023 on increased interconnection and follows Ofgem’s positive IPA decision in November 2024 and support for MaresConnect under…
Dublin, 12 November 2024 Ofgem announced today its minded to decision to award Cap & Floor regulation to the 750MW MaresConnect interconnector project as part of its Initial Project Assessment of the third Cap & Floor application window for electricity interconnectors. Ofgem’s review recognised MaresConnect for its potential to support cross-border energy security, renewable integration,…
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, along with his Belgian and UK counterparts, Minister Tinne van der Straeten and Andrew Bowie, have signed a Joint Statement in Bruges, Belgium today, which paves the way for greater cooperation on renewables and interconnection opportunities between the three countries. Minister Ryan spoke about how…
North Wales, 13 February 2024 Public consultations to discuss MaresConnect, the proposed 750MW electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales, have been announced by the developer MaresConnect Limited. Tom Brinicombe, Planning and Permitting Manager for MaresConnect commented: “We are pleased to announce a series of public consultation events designed to introduce and discuss the project with…
MaresConnect is a proposed 750MW electricity interconnector designed to link the Irish and British electricity transmission networks, enabling electricity transmission in both directions between Ireland and Wales. In Wales, MaresConnect will include a converter station near the existing Bodelwyddan substation in Denbighshire and underground cabling, which will be routed within the local road network and…