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on 22 Apr 2021 Upgrading lines, upgrading lives: the Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade EirGrid faces the twin challenges of meeting increasing demand for electricity while at the same time ensuring that we move to green, renewable sources of generation, such as wind and solar power. SPONSORED The development is essential in order to meet the Government’s climate action plan target of 70% renewable energy generation by 2030. The Kildare-Meath Grid Upgrade is a key project that will enable the co...

SONI agricultural liaison officer Fergal Keenan SONI, the electricity transmission system operator for Northern Ireland, has announced plans to reform the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s clean energy ambitions. The report, ‘Shaping Our Electricity Future’, details four innovative potential approaches to fundamentally change the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s clean energy ambitions, while maintaining an affordable and secure supply for consumers. The changes are needed as the pro...

  Closing Dublin to new data centres is among proposals that national electricity grid operator Eirgrid will table in a consultation on the system’s future development. It will also consider laying a €2 billion power line around the coast and dictating where future wind farms will be built. State-owned Eirgrid must redevelop the backbone of the Republic’s power network to transmit electricity from renewable power plants to where it is needed, ensuring that the State meets its gr...