Project Publications

Northern Ireland Electricity has released a number of reports which are referenced in the Environmental Statement.  Please click on the report below to download.

• Additional Interconnection between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Technical Report - Studies April 2001 – July 2004 (NIE and ESB National Grid)

• Additional Electricity Interconnection between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland (NIE and ESB National Grid February 2006)

• Assessment of the Technical Issues relating to Significant Amounts of EHV Underground Cable in the All-island Electricity Transmission System – (Tokyo Electric Power Company November 2009)

  • TEPCO Public Report
  • TEPCO Summary Report
  • TEPCO Submission Cover Letter

• All Island Grid Study – Study Overview (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment January 2008)

• PB Power Report Non Technical Summary (Parsons Brinckerhoff February 2009)

• PB Power Report Comparison of High Voltage Transmission Options: Alternating Current Overhead and Underground, and Direct Current Underground (Parsons Brinckerhoff February 2009)

• PB Power Preliminary Briefing Note Overhead and Underground Energy Transmission Options (Parsons Brinckerhoff February 2009)

• Investigating the Impact of HVdc Schemes in the Irish Transmission Network – (Transgrid Solutions October 2009)

• Additional Interconnection between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland – Selection of Preferred Option (NIE and ESB National Grid)

• Study on the Comparative Merits of Overhead Electricity Transmission Lines versus Underground Cables (Ecofys May 2008)

• Guidelines for NIE Networks and the Environment (NIE)

• Guidelines for NIE Networks and the Environment Technical Supplement (NIE)

• NIE Policy Document 6/025 Clearances to Overhead Lines (NIE 2007)

  • NIE Clearance Policy
  • NIE Clearance Policy Diagram
  • NIE Clearance Policy Summary Table
  • NIE Clearance Policy Appendices

• All Island Energy Market – A Development Framework (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, NIAER (now NIAUR) and Commission for Energy Regulation November 2004)

• Approval Letter from Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation to proceed with 400kV interconnection (NIAER April 2006)

• Ministers Announce Publication of Joint Framework for an All-Island Energy Market and Endorse Plans for a Second North and South Electricity Interconnector (News Release Department of Communications, Energy and National Resources November 2004)

• Capacity of Additional North-South Interconnector Letter (Commission for Energy Regulation)