Construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)…

Application details

Planning reference

2460567

Council

Meath County Council

Proposal description

Construction of an electricity storage facility comprising a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an installed capacity of up to 50MW, within a total site area of up to 6.9ha, to include one single storey electrical substation building and electrical compound, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 64no. battery storage enclosures (BSEs), 8 no. power conversion systems on concrete support structures, attenuation pond of 1212 cubic metres, 110kV buried import/export cable to facilitate connection to the existing 110kV Meath Hill substation, upgraded access tracks, crane hardstanding, associated electrical ducting, security fencing and CCTV system, landscaping works, lighting poles and all other ancillary miscellaneous site works include site clearance.

Location / address

Meath Hill and Ardagh , between the settlements of Kingscourt and Drumconrath , Co. Meath

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

26 Jul 2024

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   26 Jul 2024