The long-awaited cross-border electricity interconnector is to be delayed by another three years. Work on the €350m (£292m) north-south power line won’t begin until October 2031, according to ...

Ireland’s €350 million North-South electricity interconnector is to be delayed by another three years until October 2031, with the State now plotting compulsory purchase orders (CPOs ...

The System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI), which plans and operates Northern Ireland’s electricity network, has estimated the cost of not having the second North-South Interconnector as £55,000 ...

Darragh O’Brien, the minister for energy, said he would be meeting with EirGrid and ESB Networks next week over the delay to the North-South interconnector. Picture: Getty Images ...

EirGrid’s first priority is to ensure the safe and secure operation of the system. It does not directdispatch down lightly, ...

Lisa Foley from Cornwall Insight says further delays with the north-south interconnector will have an impact on energy emissions in Northern Ireland. "There are operational reasons why the system ...

Renewable generation in Northern Ireland reached a peak of 51% in 2022 but it has fallen each year since. That can be due to ...

Mr Agnew said that construction of the north-south interconnector was urgently needed to allow Northern Ireland to send electricity across the border, and he called for delivery of long duration ...

Local MPs Amanda Martin, Stephen Morgan and Suella Braverman have met with Defence Minister Luke Pollard to discuss their ...