Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013
307. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he first became aware of certain proposals being made by EirGrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52752/13]
View answerEirGrid’s Grid25 Programme, launched in 2008, is the most important investment in Ireland’s electricity transmission system for several generations.Grid25 will take several years to complete and it represents an investment of €3.2 billion. It involves extensive work throughout the country, including building 800km of new power lines and upgrading 2,000 km of existing lines – double the size of today’s grid. The Grid25 project will reduce our dependency on imported fossil fuels by putting the infrastructure in place to enable us use our own natural resources, help us create less carbon waste and enable us reach our renewable energy targets by 2020. Details of the Grid25 programme and the individual projects are available on the EirGrid website at www.eirgrid.com.
