Planning granted for Mayo ESB power line upgrade

A PROPOSAL for an upgrading of the ESB line between Castlebar and Claremorris has been granted planning permission by Mayo County Council.

It involves the thermal uprate of the entire Castlebar - Dalton 110 kV overhead line circuit – a distance of 27.8 kilometres.

It is part of a suite of overhead line uprates being progressed in the west of Ireland to accommodate expected future renewable energy generation, alleviate some of the constraints on existing generation in the area, and to maintain compliance with Transmission System Security and Planning Standards.

EirGrid PLC, with the consent of the ESB, made application to the council for permission for the works which will take place within the following townlands: Liscromwell, Carrowkeel, Brees, Breandrum or Windsor Prison South, Facefield, Aghalusky, Drumnaslooeen, Mossbrook, Cloontybaunan, Ballinagran, Ballynastangford, Lower Derrynamraher, Rathredmond, Birchfield, Cappavicar, South Dooros, Garrywadreen, Keelkill, Drumadoon, Drumneen, Ballinvoash, Legaun, Ballynastangford Upper, Gneeve, Ballymacloughlin, Drumneen (Prendergast), Lisnaran, Ballyrourke, Ballynew, Drumcorrabaun, Pollavaddy, Eskerlevally, Kilmacrade, Moat, Drumneen, South Burris, Garhawnagh, Castlegar, Barrackland, Carrowgarve, Crantahar, Rinnahulty, Knocknamoghalaun, Drumkeen, Carrowmore, Rathduff, Clare, Derreen, Heathlawn Kilbeg-Malone Prison North and Coolaghbaun.