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Total
Included in investment Investment
in 2015 –
Sector Subsector Private / Project name Implementing agency Description national Status cost 2017 Barriers/solutions
Public / PPP investment
plan (yes/no) (EUR million) (EUR million)

Following the set up
of an expert panel in
January 2014, EirGrid
is conducting a
detailed assessment
of a fully
Connections 400kv transmission line Facilitate renewable energy underground option
Energy Union private Grid West EirGrid & ESB No
and production from West of Ireland. for both the Grid
West and Grid Link
projects. Panel's
opinion on it planned
for early 2015.
Funding responsibility
of ESB.

Connections Reinforcement of the Transmission Network Between See Grid West for
Energy Union and production private Grid Link EirGrid & ESB Munster and Leinster. May facilitate possible future No January 2014 project
interconnection with either Great Britain or France. review.
Projects have
Energy Union Connections private Semi State Bord na Móna, Coillte and Renewable energy generation. No planning permission
and production Windfarms ESB and some are in
procurement.
Energy Union Connections private Renewable EirGrid & ESB Removal of transmission constraints No Early stages
and production Integration
Consideration of
Regulator -
Connections Ireland-Scotland Physical Reverse Flow at Moffat Interconnection Point need for project by
Energy Union and production private Gas Gaslink in Scotland No perception of lower
Interconnection need for project at
present.
SUBTOTAL 3615 2410

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