Grid25 Update

Generator Connections Liaison Group Meeting

18th June 2014

Outline

• Grid25 - 2014 Programme – Planning Applications

– New Builds

– Uprates

– Refurbishments

– Customer Connections

• Grid25 Programme – 2014 progress – Planning permission

– Energisation

– South West Stations

• ATR Updates

2014 Programme

Public Planning

•Planning Lodgements

▪Poolbeg 220kV Reactive Support ▪Louth 220kV Station Refurb ▪Bellacorick-CB 110kV LU Phase 2 ▪North South 400KV IC ▪Moy 110kV BB Uprate ▪Bellacorick-Moy 110Kv LU

•Planning Granted

▪Laois - Kilkenny 400kV reinforcement scheme ▪Aghada 220kV Station Busbar Reconfiguration ▪Knockraha 220kV Station ▪Poolbeg 220kV Reactive Support ▪Louth 220kV Station Refurb ▪Bellacorick-CB 110kV LU Phase 2

2014 Transmission Programme

New Build

•

Uprates

•

Refurbs

Stations: 7 x 220kV 4 x 110kV

Lines: 5 new circuits

Cables: 2 new circuits

Stations: 6 busbars

Lines: 200km

Cables: 1 circuit

Stations: Asset Replacement

Protection upgrades

Lines: 40km

2014 New Build

•

Stations

Ardnacrusha 110kV Finglas 110kV

Ryebrook 110kV Cloghboola 110kV

Carrickmines 220kV Killlonan 220kV

Knockanure 220kV Ballyvouskil 220kV Ballynahulla 220kV Kilpaddoge 220kV

Moneypoint 220kV

Overhead Lines

Binbane – Letterkenny 110kV Clashavoon – Dunmanway 110kV

Kinnegad – Mullingar 110kV Cloghboola – Trien 110kV

Mount Lucas – Thornsberry 110kV

Cables Cloghboola – Trien 110kV

Kilpaddoge – Moneypoint 220kV

Transformers

Woodland 400/220kV Dunstown 400/220kV

2014 Uprates

Stations – Busbars Trien 110kV

Carrick-on-Shannon 110kV Dunmanway 110kV Thornsberry 110kV

Cathaleen Falls 110kV Sligo 110kV

Protection Upgrades Raffeen 220kV Arklow 220kV Trabeg 110kV

Lines

Cullenagh – Gt Island 220kV Cunghill – Sligo 110kV

Cunghill – Glenree 110kV Ikerrin – Thurles 110kV

Cath Falls – Srananagh 110kV Kilbarry – Knockraha 1 110kV

Kilbarry – Mallow 110kV Cahir – Thurles 110kV

Clashavoon – Tarbert 220kV

Cables Cullenagh – Gt Island 220kV

2014 Refurbishments

Overhead Lines Dunstown – Turlough Hill 220kV Moneypoint – Prospect 220kV Cashla – Prospect 220kV re-sag

Maynooth – Woodland 220kV re-sag Maynooth – Shannonbridge 220kV re-sag

220kV Composite Insulators 110kV Cable Terminations

Stations Micafil bushings

Balteau CTs Tyco surge arrestors

Metal Theft

• Cloghboola 110kV windfarm

• Kill Hill 110kV windfarm

• Woodhouse 110kV windfarm

• Bruckana 110kV windfarm

2014 - New connections

Grid25 Update – 2014 Progress

Grid25 Progress

• Planning granted for Laois - Kilkenny 400kV Project

• Energisation of Binbane - Letterkenny 110kV New Circuit

• South West Stations Update

Laois-Kilkenny Reinforcement

Project (Midlands – S/E)

110kV building

400kV building

Transformers

Incoming 400kV Line

Gantry

New 400/110kV substation in Coolnabacky, Laois (c.2.8 acres)

Binbane-Letterkenny 110kV OHL Energised

• Circuit energised 10th May14

• 69km 110kV OHL

• Required to address quality of supply

issues and provide security of supply

in the area

• Station work ongoing

South West Stations Update

• New 220kV GIS stations

• Civils 100% complete

• Installation and HV testing of switchgear ongoing

• Moneypoint 400kV GIS

• Civils underway.

• Passed type test & FAT due end of 2014.

• Kilpaddoge – Moneypoint 220kV cable

• Due for installation Q4 2015

• Clashavoon – Tarbert 220kV HTLS uprate

• Planning permission required for section.

• Proceeding with uprate of remaining section later in 2014

ATR Updates

ATR Completions 2011-2020

• 26 ATRs Complete

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Total 1 12 13 18 22 15 8 10 3 6

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ATR Communications

• Website ATR updates

• EirGrid Quarterly Updates

• CER – Quarterly Cap Ex Report

• Changes Impacting Customers