The decision by UK energy regulator Ofgem to approve two new electricity interconnectors between Britain and the island of Ireland has been welcomed by outgoing Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan. One interconnector project, LirIC, will…
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 &…
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…
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…
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…
The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957. Analysis from Carbon Brief has revealed that the 104TWh generated from fossil fuels in 2023…