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Cullenagh Wind Farm has been in development since 2011 and received planning consent in 2014 for 18 turbines. FuturEnergy Ireland is now preparing a planning application for the associated underground grid cable connection that will link the project to the ESB Networks substation at Portlaoise.
FuturEnergy Ireland is a new joint venture company owned on a 50:50 basis by Coillte and ESB. This collaboration combines the nation’s strongest assets in onshore renewable energy development. Cullenagh is now part of the FuturEnergy Ireland portfolio. Please be assured that the project team remains the same, and so does our commitment to you.
As we prepare the grid planning application in the coming months, we wish to keep all homeowners, stakeholders and communities located along the potential route and within the surrounds of the project up-to-date with developments. The latest newsletter can be found in the ‘Latest News’ section below.
Relevant information about the grid route and the planning application will be added to this website in due course.
Planned grid connection route
The underground cable will exit the Cullenagh Wind Farm Substation located beside one of the proposed turbines and travel to the ESB Networks substation adjacent to O’Moore Park GAA grounds, as per the map (left).
The connection method involves a 38kV underground cable that primarily runs underneath the roadways for the majority of its 15km length, diverting from the road when there are technical merits to do so.
Estimated Project Development Time
Oct 2021
Newsletter with full details of planning for the grid connection sent out to local residents and stakeholders.
Latest News
15 Jul 21
06 Oct 21
Grid connection newsletter published
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