EirGrid submissions deadline extended

EirGrid has extended the deadline for submissions on the Grid-Link project until 5pm on January 7 2014, writes Brian Byrne.

The deadline had been due to expire today, but yesterday afternoon the company announced the extension, which a spokesperson told the Diary was in order to 'accommodate the large amount of recent interest in the project'.

The plan to use pylons to carry the 400kV line from Cork to Kilcullen via Wexford has raised strong objections, with a number of protest groups being formed along the suggested routes which are currently under discussion.

According to recent reports, EirGrid is also to 'consider' the possibility of undergrounding the line, following intense lobbying by community and political groupings.

The €500m Grid-Link is part of a nationwide programme to substantially upgrade the national electricity infrastructure.