Mullingar Reinforcement

Mullingar Reinforcement

Overview

EirGrid is the state owned independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Market Operator (MO) in Ireland. It is EirGrid's role to deliver quality connection, transmission, and market services to electricity generators, suppliers and customers utilising the high voltage electricity system.

It is in this capacity that EirGrid is proposing to reinforce the network in the Mullingar region by way of constructing a new circuit.

The proposed new transmission infrastructure will consist of a 110 kV circuit between the existing Mullingar substation, County Westmeath to either the existing Derryiron substation in Rhode County Offaly or to the existing Kinnegad substation at Killaskillen Townland in County Meath.

It is intended to lodge planning permission with the relevant planning authority at the end of 2010.