Media Release from MaresConnect Interconnector
Submitted to the European Commission in December 2023, the NECP highlights Ireland’s commitment to a sustainable energy future. We are delighted to be recognized as a vital component of Ireland’s energy evolution. MaresConnect, currently in the development phase, has recently progressed under the TYNDP 2024 application process, solidifying its position as the most realistic…
Dublin, 27 July 2023 Department for the Environment, Climate and Communications confirms further interconnection to Great Britain by 2030 MaresConnect welcomes the publication of the Irish Government’s National Policy Statement on Electricity Interconnection, announced on 25 July 2023 by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan. The Interconnector Policy confirms…
13 July 2023 MaresConnect Limited (MCL) has applied to the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a Foreshore Licence under Section 3 of the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, to carry out site investigation survey works off the coast of County Dublin; these site investigation works are to be carried out in order…
12 July 2023 MaresConnect Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a licence to undertake marine surveys to inform the design and routeing of the marine cable component of the potential Interconnector. The aim of the surveys is to identify environmental and technical constraints to be incorporated into a final marine licence application.…
5 May 2023 Emer Gerrard Commission for Regulation of Utilities Dublin and Simon O’Hare Utility Regulator Belfast MaresConnect Limited (MCL) welcomes the SEM consultation on Compensation Arrangements for Net Transfer Capacity Reductions published on 15 March 2023 (the Consultation). MaresConnect is a proposed 750MW electricity interconnector linking the power markets of Ireland (IE) and Great…
31 March 2023 MaresConnect Limited (MCL) welcomes the consultation on Ofgem’s proposed approach to project delivery delays as part of the timelines and incentives framework applied to the Third Window published on 24 February 2023 (the Consultation). We set out below our responses to each of the consultation questions. 1. Do you agree with the…